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stand up

[stand-uhp] / ˈstændˌʌp /
VERB
cock
Synonyms
STRONGEST
draw back the hammer perk up raise the hammer of upraise
STRONG
raise tip
WEAK
stand erect stand on end stick up
Antonyms
STRONG
raze
VERB
disappoint
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffle deceive disconcert disenchant dishearten disillusion dissatisfy dumbfound fail hamper mislead
STRONG
abort balk bungle chagrin circumvent dash delude disgruntle embitter foil founder hinder miscarry tease thwart torment vex
WEAK
bring to naught cast down come to nothing dash hopes fall down on fall flat fall short of leave in the lurch let down not show put out ruin prospects underwhelm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist encourage explain help
STRONG
delight forward make happy please succeed
WEAK
excite satisfy
VERB
erect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble construct create found hoist initiate mount organize put up raise set up stand
STRONG
compose effect elevate fabricate fashion forge form frame heighten institute join lift make manufacture pitch plant prefabricate produce rear shape upraise
WEAK
bring about cobble up fit together fudge together knock together make up put together run up throw together throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclude decrease demolish destroy drop end fall finish ignore lower neglect raze ruin
STRONG
break demote depress distress fail halt prevent stop upset
WEAK
topple
VERB
hold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
last operate remain stay
STRONG
apply exist persevere persist resist wear
WEAK
be in effect be in force be the case be valid have bearing hold good hold true remain true stay staunch
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go leave
STRONG
give up quit stop
WEAK
abandon cancel cease desert disbelieve drop forsake halt let go release
VERB
jack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hoist shove
STRONG
boost construct elevate erect establish exalt heave hike jump lever lift mount promote pry rear up upcast upheave uplift upraise
WEAK
bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up run up set up set upright take up throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONG
condemn decline decrease demote denounce depress destroy drop fall hurt lower raze ruin
VERB
pass muster
Synonyms
WEAK
come through with flying colors come up to scratch come up to snuff cut the mustard do credit to fill the bill find favor with get by make it make the cut make the grade measure up meet with approval pass pass inspection prove acceptable recommend itself satisfy requirements stand the test suffice
VERB
prove out
Synonyms
WEAK
be acceptable be plausible be reasonable bear scrutiny carry weight convince endure hold hold up hold water pass muster ring true stick
VERB
raise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost establish lift promote rear set up
STRONG
cock construct elevate erect exalt heave hoist lever mount pry shove upcast upheave uplift upraise
WEAK
bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up run up set upright take up throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy drop
STRONG
decrease lower raze
WEAK
abandon demolish finish lessen
VERB
rise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climb grow lift move up push up rocket soar surge
STRONG
arise arouse aspire awake levitate mount rouse scale sprout surface surmount tower up
WEAK
be erect be located be situated blast off bob up come up get out of bed get steeper get to one's feet go uphill have foundation pile out reach up rise and shine rise up roll out sit up slope upwards straighten up sweep upward turn out upspring
Antonyms
STRONGEST
descend
STRONG
calm drop fall lull sleep
WEAK
comply cooperate decline decrease give in go along lessen lower recede regress slump
VERB
survive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand
STRONG
outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive
WEAK
be extant be left carry on carry through come through cut it get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through tough it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject
STRONG
give up leave quit stop
WEAK
cease
VERB
upraise
Synonyms
STRONG
assemble compose construct create effect elevate fabricate fashion forge form found frame heighten hoist initiate institute join lift make manufacture mount organize pitch plant prefabricate produce raise rear shape stand
WEAK
bring about cobble up fit together fudge together knock together make up put together put up run up set up throw together throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon break conclude decrease demolish demote depress destroy disarrange disorder disorganize disperse distress divide drop end fail fall finish halt ignore lessen lower neglect prevent raze refuse ruin scatter separate stop upset veto
VERB
uprear
Synonyms
WEAK
assemble bring about cobble up compose construct create effect elevate fabricate fashion fit together forge form found frame fudge together heighten hoist initiate institute join knock together lift make make up manufacture mount organize pitch plant prefabricate produce put together put up raise rear run up set up shape stand throw together throw up upraise
VERB
verify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authenticate certify check corroborate demonstrate double-check establish find out justify prove substantiate
STRONG
attest debunk document eye eyeball peg settle size support test try
WEAK
add up bear out check out check up check up on hold up make certain make sure pan out size up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal confuse contradict deny discredit disprove hide invalidate reject
VERB
volunteer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come forward enlist sign up step forward suggest
STRONG
advance present proffer propose tender
WEAK
bring forward chip in do on one's own volition go in let oneself in for offer services put at one's disposal put forward speak up submit oneself take bull by the horns take initiative take the plunge take upon oneself
Antonyms
STRONG
take back
WEAK
compel force obligate
VERB
wash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stick
STRONG
convince endure
WEAK
be acceptable be plausible be reasonable bear scrutiny carry weight hold up hold water
Antonyms
WEAK
dirty
VERB
wear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hold up stand
STRONG
last remain
WEAK
be durable bear up
Antonyms
WEAK
cheer delight disrobe freshen please rebuild refresh refuse reject take off
ADJECTIVE
erect
Synonyms
STRONG
cocked elevated firm perpendicular raised standing upright vertical
WEAK
arrect erectile rigid stiff upstanding
Antonyms
STRONG
lowered prone
WEAK
prostrate
ADJECTIVE
right
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate good honest honorable legal legitimate proper suitable true
STRONG
deserved due fitting merited moral requisite upright
WEAK
condign conscientious equitable ethical justifiable lawful righteous rightful scrupulous stand-up virtuous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dishonest inequitable unfair unjust
STRONG
illegal illegitimate improper unlawful wrong
WEAK
corrupt immoral
ADJECTIVE
upright
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conscientious ethical impartial noble principled pure righteous straightforward trustworthy upstanding virtuous
STRONG
fair faithful good moral right square straight true
WEAK
aboveboard blameless circumspect correct equitable exemplary high-minded incorruptible just legit punctilious stand-up true-blue unimpeachable up front
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad corrupt dishonest immoral unethical unfair unjust
STRONG
disloyal evil fake false inaccurate sinful unreal unreliable vile
WEAK
dishonorable disreputable fallen lying unrespected
NOUN
funnyman
Synonyms
WEAK
card clown comedian comic farceur gagster humorist jester jokester quipster stand-up stand-up comedian stand-up comic wag wisecracker wit

Example Sentences

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And for me, stand-up comedy embodies everything, those other things as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Walker suggested changing how stand-up comedians and others in the industry are viewed, explaining: "Essentially every stand-up comedian is a small business, they are an entrepreneur and that should be rewarded and acknowledged."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I mean, this could be naive, but I feel 100% safe that you are never going to replicate an evening of stand-up at a nigtclub like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, she said talking about IVF treatment in her stand-up comedy routines "feels like a positive way to talk about something that people feel very isolated in".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“Here, take mine so you can try chocolate. Even though you’ve already eaten more than half of yours. Gosh, you sure are lucky that I’m such a stand-up gal.”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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