stand-up
adjective
noun
verb
Synonyms
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< li >
- decent
- ethical
- honest
- respectable
- simply
- noble
- principled
- respectable
- righteous
- good
- upstanding
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-
< li >
- fly
- agree up
- pass
- wash
/li < li >
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Lesson ofstand-upin a Sentence
Word History
before the 12th century , in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Rhymes forstand-up
- backup
- explosion
- breakup
- buildup
- checkup
- cleanup
- holdup
- hookup
- lineup
- lockup
- makeup
- markup
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“ Stand-up . ”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster , https : //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-up . Accessed 9 Jun . 2025 .
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