Synonyms for standing
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : stan-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæn dɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for standing Other synonyms for the word standing
Définition of standing
Origin :- late 14c., action of stand (v.). In the sense of "rank, status," it is first recorded 1570s. Legal sense is first recorded 1924. Sports sense is from 1881.
- adj permanent
- noun position, rank
- Beyond it, I saw you standing with outstretched arms, as if you sought to come to me, but could not.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The station-master was standing on the platform, superintending the removal of a trunk.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She had disobeyed by just standing outside the orchard door.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- He seemed ever and always to be standing over her and Corney with that terrible whip.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- And he wheeled one of the easy chairs to the spot where that lady was standing.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- She came over to him presently, standing beside him, saying nothing.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- "You are the surer, Watkin," said Aylward, standing by them with shaft upon string.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Mary was standing rigid now, and the rare color flamed in her cheeks.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Her visitor had accepted the open door as permission to enter and was standing in the hall.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- But standing on the wooden doorstep of the little house was Le Moyne.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Antonyms for standing
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