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| Main Entry: | standing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | permanent |
| Synonyms: | continuing, existing, fixed, perpetual, regular, repeated |
| Antonyms: | fleeting, impermanent, temporary |
| Main Entry: | standing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | position, rank |
| Synonyms: | cachet, capacity, character, condition, consequence, credit, dignity, eminence, estimation, footing, place, prestige, reputation, scene, situation, slot, state, station, stature, status, term, repute |
| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be or get upright |
| Synonyms: | cock, dispose, erect, locate, mount, place, poise, position, put, rank, rise, set, settle, be erect, be on feet, be vertical, jump up |
| Antonyms: | lay, lie, sit |
| Main Entry: | stand/stand for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, bear |
| Synonyms: | abide, allow, bear with, brook, cope, countenance, experience, handle, hang on, hold, last, stomach*, submit, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, undergo, wear, weather, withstand, live with, put up with, resign oneself to, stay the course |
| Antonyms: | disobey, forget, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in force, exist |
| Synonyms: | belong, continue, endure, fill, halt, hold, last, obtain, occupy, pause, prevail, remain, rest, stay, stop, take up, be located, be situated, be valid |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, veto |
| Main Entry: | caste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social class |
| Synonyms: | degree, estate, grade, lineage, order, position, race, rank, species, sphere, standing, station, status, stratum, cultural level, social order |
| Main Entry: | circumstances |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of affairs in one's life |
| Synonyms: | assets, capital, class, command, degree, footing, income, lifestyle, lot, means, net worth, outlook, position, precedence, prestige, property, prosperity, rank, rating, resources, situation, sphere, standing, state, station, status, substance, chances, dowry, financial status, prospects, times, way of life, worldly goods |
| Main Entry: | clout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power |
| Synonyms: | authority, influence, prestige, pull*, standing, sway, weight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dignity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excellence, nobility |
| Synonyms: | address, cachet, character, consequence, culture, decency, decorum, distinction, elevation, eminence, ethics, etiquette, glory, grace, grandeur, gravity, greatness, hauteur, honor, importance, majesty, merit, morality, perfection, poise, prestige, propriety, quality, rank, regard, renown, respectability, self-respect, significance, solemnity, splendor, standing, state, station, stature, status, virtue, worth, courtliness, loftiness, nobleness, seemliness, stateliness, sublimity, worthiness |
| Antonyms: | lowliness |
| Main Entry: | erect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straight up |
| Synonyms: | elevated, firm, perpendicular, raised, rigid, standing, stiff, upright, upstanding, vertical, arrect, cocked, erectile |
| Antonyms: | prone, prostrate |
| Main Entry: | fame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity |
| Synonyms: | éclat, acclaim, acclamation, account, acknowledgment, character, credit, dignity, distinction, elevation, eminence, esteem, estimation, exaltation, favor, glory, greatness, heyday, honor, immortality, kudos, laurels, luster, majesty, name, nobility, note, notoriety, place, popularity, position, prominence, rank, recognition, regard, renown, report, reputation, splendor, standing, stardom, station, superiority, illustriousness, preeminence, public esteem, rep, repute |
| Main Entry: | frame of mind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's mental attitude |
| Synonyms: | attitude, constitution, disposition, humor, makeup, mentality, mood, nature, shape, spirit, spirits, standing, state, temper, temperament, tone, vein, emotions, feelings, inner nature, mindset, state of mind, temporary psychological state |
| Main Entry: | mind-set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental attitude |
| Synonyms: | air, approach, belief, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, inclination, mental state, mood, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, sentiment, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temperament, view, headset, mental outlook, way of thinking |
| Main Entry: | motionless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, not moving |
| Synonyms: | dead, deathly, firm, fixed, frozen, immobile, inanimate, inert, lifeless, numb, palsied, paralyzed, petrified, quiescent, quiet, spellbound, stable, stagnant, standing, static, stationary, steadfast, still, torpid, unmoved, unmoving, apoplectic, at a standstill, at rest, becalmed, deadlocked, halted, immotile, stalled, stock-still, transfixed, unmovable |
| Antonyms: | active, busy, lively, mobile, moving |
| Main Entry: | obeisant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | showing respect |
| Synonyms: | courtly, deferential, dutiful, regarding, respectful, respecting, reverent, servile, standing, reverential |
| Main Entry: | operative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | active, functioning; influential |
| Synonyms: | accessible, alive, crucial, current, dynamic, effective, efficient, functional, important, indicative, key, live, open, operational, practicable, relevant, running, serviceable, significant, standing, usable, workable, working, employable, in force, in operation |
| Antonyms: | inactive, ineffective, ineffectual, inoperative, useless, worthless, unfunctional, unworking |
| Main Entry: | perpendicular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at right angles to |
| Synonyms: | erect, horizontal, plumb, sheer, standing, steep, straight, upright, vertical, on end, stand-up, straight-up |
| Antonyms: | horizontal, level |
| Main Entry: | prestige |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fame, influence |
| Synonyms: | éclat*, authority, cachet, celebrity, consequence, control, credit, dignity, distinction, eminence, esteem, importance, kudos*, position, power, prominence, rank, regard, renown, reputation, standing, state, stature, status, sway, weight, illustriousness, preeminence, prominency, repute |
| Antonyms: | humility, lowliness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reputation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commonly held opinion of person's character |
| Synonyms: | éclat, account, approval, authority, character, credit, distinction, eminence, esteem, estimation, fame, favor, honor, influence, mark*, name*, notoriety, opinion, position, prestige, privilege, prominence, rank, regard, reliability, renown, report, respectability, standing, stature, weight, acceptability, dependability, rep, repute, trustworthiness |
| Notes: | character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others |
| Antonyms: | notoriety, disreputableness, ill repute |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | seniority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rank in organization due to length of service |
| Synonyms: | advantage, antiquity, precedence, preference, priority, rank, standing, station, superiority, eldership, ranking |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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