standing ground
Refusing to retreat
Standing ground is a position from which one defends or maintains a stance, literal or figurative.
To hold your standing ground is to refuse to retreat or yield under pressure.
The phrase emphasizes the place where resistance happens: The courthouse steps became their standing ground against the new policy.
- hold the lineMaintain current position
- firmSolid or resolute
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
tenacity · grit · conviction · fortitude · bulwark · redoubt · courage · dissent · perseverance · defiance · resistance · draw the line · confrontation · holdout · struggle · protest · willpower · endurance
- bold movesrisk, dare, gambit, leap, leap of faith
- standing upspeaking out, speaking truth, fighting back, pushing back, voicing
- assertiveness skillsassertiveness, boundaries, boundary setting, saying no
- power movesintimidation, swagger, ultimatum, leverage, gambit
- Braveryrescue, self-sacrifice, defending the weak, facing danger, battlefield valor
- defiancedefiance, disobedience, insubordination, noncompliance, rebellion
standing groundfleeing
Rapid escape from danger
surrendering · retreating · giving in · capitulating · backing down
standing groundfleeing
Rapid escape from danger
retreating · running away · taking flight · falling back · turning tail
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