standing

/ˈstændɪŋ/

/ˈstændɪŋ/

Other forms: standings

The word standing is used for the reputation or rank of a person or institution. The new teacher's standing will be vastly improved if he throws a pizza party once a month.

As a noun, standing is frequently used in sports for comparing one team's scores to all the others': "Our standings aren't great, but my softball team is plucky!" It also means "status" or "rank," like the social standing of aristocrats and nobles in medieval society. In law, if you have standing, you have cause to bring a lawsuit against someone else. When you use standing as an adjective, it means "upright" (like your mom's new standing desk) or "permanent" )like your grandparents' standing invitation to visit them any time).

Definitions of standing

1. noun

   social or financial or professional status or reputation
   “of equal standing”

   “a member in good standing”

   types:

   rating

   standing or position on a scale

   ranking

   position on a scale in relation to others

   prominence

   the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

   grandness, importance

   a prominent status

   prestige, prestigiousness

   a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

   obscurity

   an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known

   honor, honour, laurels

   the state of being honored

   dishonor, dishonour

   a state of shame or disgrace

   glare, limelight, public eye, spotlight

   a focus of public attention

   salience, saliency, strikingness

   the state of being significant

   accent, emphasis

   special importance or significance

   primacy

   the state of being first in importance

   anonymity, namelessness

   the state of being anonymous

   humbleness, lowliness, obscureness, unimportance

   the state of being humble and unimportant

   nowhere

   an insignificant place

   limbo, oblivion

   the state of being disregarded or forgotten

   glorification, glory

   a state of high honor

   celebrity, fame, renown

   the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

   esteem, regard, respect

   the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

   disesteem

   the state in which esteem has been lost

   reputation, repute

   the state of being held in high esteem and honor

   discredit, disrepute

   the state of being held in low esteem

   corruptness

   the state of being corrupt

   disgrace, ignominy, shame

   a state of dishonor

   infamy, opprobrium

   a state of extreme dishonor

   type of:

   position, status

   the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
2. noun

   the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
   type of:

   motility, motion, move, movement

   a change of position that does not entail a change of location
3. noun

   an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
   type of:

   list, listing

   a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
4. adjective

   (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
   “standing room only”

   antonyms:

   seated

   (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
5. adjective

   having a supporting base
   “a standing lamp”

   synonyms:

   erect, upright, vertical

   upright in position or posture
6. adjective

   executed in or initiated from a standing position
   “race from a standing start”

   “a standing jump”

   “a standing ovation”

   antonyms:

   running

   executed or initiated by running
7. adjective

   permanent
   “a standing army”

   synonyms:

   regular

   (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
8. adjective

   not created for a particular occasion
   “a standing committee”

   synonyms:

   lasting, permanent

   continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
9. adjective

   (of fluids) not moving or flowing
   “mosquitoes breed in standing water”

   synonyms:

   dead, stagnant

   not circulating or flowing

   slack

   flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

   still

   free from noticeable current

   antonyms:

   running

   (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

   gushing, pouring

   flowing profusely

   jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting

   propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
10. noun

    a position from which one has the right to enforce a legal claim or seek redress in a court of law
    type of:

    legal right

    a right based in law