standing
Reputation or posture
Standing describes an upright position—on one's feet rather than sitting or lying: The standing passengers swayed as the train moved.
A standing ovation requires the audience to rise.
Standing also means permanent or ongoing: a standing army, a standing invitation, a standing order.
Your standing is your reputation or rank within a group: Her standing in the community, academic standing.
In legal contexts, standing is the right to bring a lawsuit—without it, a court won't hear your case.
Vertical or morally sound
- erectVertical in position
- postureBody position, alignment
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
alignment · straight · poise · perpendicular · plumb · stance · balanced · steady
Favorable opinion of worth
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- respectabilityMoral and social worthiness
repute · stature · prominence · honor · image · integrity · trustworthiness · profile
Putting somewhere specific
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- positionLocation or stance
- seedingPlanting or ranking
bracket · tier · classification · scoreboard · ladder · qualifying · division · grouping
Restored or immovable
- permanentFixed without end
- stationaryNot in motion
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- establishedFormally set up
set · constant · unchanged · static · ongoing · continuing · regular · settled
Punctuation ending sentences
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- spanDistance between endpoints
- termFixed period or word
- yearsTwelve-month spans
history · tradition · tenure · permanence · continuity · longevity · established · enduring
State of belonging
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
registration · admission · accreditation · clearance · credential · authorization · compliance · entitlement
upright
Vertical or morally sound
balance · alignment · straight · poise · perpendicular · plumb · stance · balanced · steady · risen
esteem
Favorable opinion of worth
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
respectability · repute · stature · prominence · honor · image · integrity · trustworthiness · profile · regard
placement
Putting somewhere specific
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- positionLocation or stance
seeding · bracket · tier · classification · scoreboard · ladder · qualifying · division · grouping · hierarchy
fixed
Restored or immovable
- permanentFixed without end
- stationaryNot in motion
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
established · set · constant · unchanged · static · ongoing · continuing · regular · settled · perpetual
period
Punctuation ending sentences
years · history · tradition · tenure · permanence · continuity · longevity · established · enduring · persistent
membership
State of belonging
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
qualification · registration · admission · accreditation · clearance · credential · authorization · compliance · entitlement · acceptance
- activitiesbowling, climbing, exercise, eating, baking
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- simple tasksblinking, breathing, clapping, nodding, shrugging
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- baby bookfirst steps, first words, first smile, first tooth, birth weight
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
standingsitting
Being in seated posture
seated · lying · lying down · prostrate · supine
standingtemporary
Limited in duration
ad hoc · occasional · impermanent · provisional · fleeting
standingdisgrace
Loss of honor
disrepute · infamy · lowliness · inferiority · degradation
- standing upAssuming vertical posture
- standing outBeing clearly noticeable
- standing stillAbsence of motion
- standing byReady to act
- standing in lineAwaiting service sequentially
- standing ovationApplause while risen
understanding, outstanding, standing rigging, upstanding, withstanding, standings, standing ovation, standing stones, standing desks