standing

/stˈændɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. having a supporting base
   “a standing lamp”
2. not created for a particular occasion
   “a standing committee”
3. (of fluids) not moving or flowing
   “mosquitoes breed in standing water”
4. executed in or initiated from a standing position
   “race from a standing start”
5. (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
   “standing room only”
6. permanent
   “a standing army”

noun

1. social or financial or professional status or reputation
   “of equal standing”
2. an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
3. the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

Synonyms for standing

• erect
• permanent
• dead
• slack
• still
• regular

Antonyms of standing

• running
• seated

Words that rhyme with standing

• understanding
• landing
• outstanding
• banding
• misunderstanding
• branding
• commanding
• demanding
• freestanding
• longstanding
• notwithstanding
• upstanding
• anding
• blanding
• disbanding
• expanding
• grandstanding
• handing
• sanding
• stranding
• withstanding