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Definition of standing :
1. A station.
2. Duration.
Synonyms:
dilute, hard, back, nonmoving, center, uncut, aerated, indefinite, backfield, club, erect, continual, on tiptoe(s), continuous, on your feet, knee-deep, slack, unbroken, perpendicular, stand-up, raised, forever, regular, endless, flowing, chlorinated, unfelled, boy, all-American, ranking, unfailing, blue, upright, respect, level, stratum, lasting, vertical, tier, continuing, echelon, permanent, saline, ballplayer, brackish, spreadeagled, caste, conference, (with) arms akimbo, unceasing, boiling, upstanding, center forward, soft, face, plumb, rolling, prestige
motionless (part of speech: adjective)
languid, vegetative, stagnant, quiet, still, idle, becalmed, resting, immobile, calm, sleeping, dormant, inactive, dead, stationary, tranquil, unmoving, fixed, static, motionless, inert
resting (part of speech: verb)
calming, subsiding, quieting, tranquilizing, waiting, becalming, fixing, stagnating, stilling, vegetating, slumbering, settling, staying, marking time, pausing, settling down
rank (part of speech: noun)
mark, footing, step, range, stage, rank, grade, scale, place, degree, term
reputation (part of speech: noun)
name, infamy, track record, profile
situating (part of speech: verb)
placing, locating, posting, putting, situating, laying
character (part of speech: noun)
kind, stature, character, nature, peculiarity, description, temperament, individuality, repute, personality, reputation, class
contending (part of speech: verb)
contrasting, quarreling, hassling, disputing, antagonizing, opposing, encountering, defending, conflicting, clashing, withstanding, struggling, protesting, wrestling, bickering, confronting, dissenting, contending, resisting, wrangling, vying, brawling, arguing, facing
situation (part of speech: noun)
configuration, style, ambience, circumstance, state, modality, position, environment, site, layout, situation, condition, mode, disposition, arrangement, post, placement, quality, scene, spot, property, formation, station, aspect, location, status
Usage examples:
- In the stalls she came upon Mrs. Shiffney and Jonson Ramer who were standing up ready to go. - "The Way of Ambition", Robert Hichens.
- Then Duncombe remembered Andrew, who was standing by his side. - "A Maker of History", E. Phillips Oppenheim.
- There was a little pause; then she added, But I don't know why I should keep you standing out here like this. - "The Red Rat's Daughter", Guy Boothby.