standing

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of STANDING

high position within society <a man of standing in his community>

Synonyms class, dignity, fashion, quality, standing, state

Near Antonyms debasement, degradation; subordinateness, subordination; baseness, commonness, inferiority, lowliness, lowness

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress <a tradition of long standing>

Synonyms continuance, date, life, life span, lifetime, run, standing, time

Related Words spell, stretch; span, tenure, term; hitch, tour, turn; half-life; age, longevity

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement <my standing in the class at the time of graduation>

Synonyms degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, ranking, reach(es), rung, situation, standing, station, status, stratum

Related Words condition, estate, order, walk; capacity, function; rating

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