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What is another word for
standby
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▼
▲
Noun
A backup to be used in cases of emergency
A state of readiness
Someone or something to which one depends on or looks to for support
List of people waiting for something
Adjective
Being used in a backup or replacement role
Acting as a quick, interim or temporary measure
Verb
To be slow to disappear, complete or die
… more ▼
▲
Noun
▲
A backup to be used in cases of emergency
backup
cover
reserve
fallback
replacement
substitute
relief
spare
sub
deputy
double
successor
fill-in
pinch-hitter
stand-in
alternate
surrogate
pinch hitter
proxy
stopgap
locum tenens
locum
understudy
extra
designated hitter
stand-by
auxiliary
representative
second
supply
delegate
temp
alternative
substitution
temporary
makeshift
ancillary
succedaneum
second string
part
new part
lieutenant
accompaniment
support
body double
spare part
equivalent
temporary worker
casual worker
supply teacher
secondary
depute
supplanter
changeling
assistant
temporary expedient
agent
factor
expedient
resort
resource
expediency
recourse
refuge
substitute agent
DH
improvisation
contrivance
temporary solution
band-aid
temporary measure
last resort
office temporary
temporary secretary
hack
palliative
ring-in
backfill
someone else
fall-back
reinforcement
contingency
backup plan
plan B
contingency strategy
contingency plan
shift
quick fix
pis aller
bit part
walking part
walk-on part
more ❯
“When the active unit fails, the switch will activate the
standby
unit.”
Noun
▲
A state of readiness
alert
watch
lookout
state of readiness
“Reporters and crews are on
standby
ready to be assigned at short notice.”
Noun
▲
Someone or something to which one depends on or looks to for support
anchor
buttress
pillar
mainstay
reliance
dependance
dependence
support
backbone
tower of strength
cornerstone
bulwark
prop
foundation
security
linchpin
rock
protection
strength
defence
UK
defense
US
upholder
hook
backer
mooring
bastion
safeguard
stalwart
chief support
main source of security
main source of stability
supporter
torchbearer
champion
leader
guider
light
sinew
torch-bearer
leading light
basis
base
bedrock
sustainer
core
centrepiece
UK
lynchpin
keystone
mainspring
centerpiece
US
central component
main ingredient
key element
vital element
pillar of strength
source of security
source of protection
Rock of Gibraltar
advocate
helper
brick
principal
key
bottom
heart
ground
warp
footing
fundament
groundwork
root
underpinning
centre
UK
lifeblood
focus
premise
crux
maintainer
brace
crutch
spine
driving force
fundamental principle
foundation stone
center
US
starting point
warp and woof
essential
bread and butter
more ❯
“For passive men, this is a trusty
standby
, usually passed down from father to son over generations.”
Noun
▲
List of people waiting for something
waiting list
waitlist
short list
Adjective
▲
Being used in a backup or replacement role
spare
auxiliary
backup
emergency
reserve
substitute
alternate
extra
fill-in
stand-in
replacement
relief
fallback
supplementary
additional
deputy
second
fall-back
back-up
surrogate
in reserve
proxy
secondary
cover
sub
pinch-hitting
supernumerary
alternative
duplicate
another
free
ancillary
fresh
surplus
in store
unused
support
understudy
second-string
leftover
optional
supererogatory
other
supplemental
accessory
peripheral
subsidiary
complementary
accessorial
contributory
appurtenant
adjuvant
adjunct
back up
subordinate
subservient
tributary
supporting
collateral
added
accompanying
coincidental
related
adjunctive
associate
attendant
smaller
satellite
less
inferior
minor
under
roundabout
concomitant
marginal
corresponding
outranked
dependent
subject
connected
junior
appended
associated
lesser
lower
feeding
side
younger
attached
lowly
youngest
assistant
following
add-on
lower-level
second-rate
low-ranking
second-class
lower-ranking
second-fiddle
low-grade
vice-
less important
sub-
more ❯
“When system errors such as leaks, jams, or pump failure are detected, the control unit will trigger the
standby
system to take over.”
Adjective
▲
Acting as a quick, interim or temporary measure
makeshift
temporary
provisional
stopgap
substitute
temp
alternative
emergency
substitutive
expedient
throwaway
ersatz
jury
new
make-do
ad hoc
pro tem
ad interim
band-aid
pro tempore
replacement
reserve
backup
supplementary
auxiliary
fill-in
relief
surrogate
supplemental
alternate
proxy
stand-in
acting
interim
caretaker
spare
extra
locum
additional
second
deputy
ancillary
supernumerary
tentative
pinch-hitting
fallback
provisory
provisionary
intervening
transitional
short-term
fall-back
second-string
supply
in reserve
different
other
dummy
improvised
quick-and-dirty
rough-and-ready
slapdash
another
possible
cover
complementary
back-up
non-standard
impromptu
impermanent
transient
limited
overnight
unfixed
changeable
working
short-lived
brief
passing
momentary
for the time being
ephemeral
transitory
fleeting
pop-up
non-permanent
evanescent
fugacious
fugitive
volatile
short
unstable
shifting
perishable
summary
mortal
rough and ready
extemporary
extempore
jury-rigged
conditional
changeover
contingent
thrown together
cobbled together
short-range
devised
rigged
expediential
present
in-between
rough-and-tumble
practical
vanishing
hit-or-miss
thrown-together
fly-by-night
experimental
preliminary
test
TBC
dependent
rough
qualified
unfinished
interregnal
draft
US
outline
draught
UK
pencilled in
subject to confirmation
to be confirmed
instant
immediate
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be slow to disappear, complete or die
linger
last
continue
persist
remain
stay
survive
abide
endure
hold
bide
carry on
hang around
hang on
keep on
keep up
be protracted
hang round
cling on
cling to life
die slowly
prevail
perdure
hold up
go on
live
live on
hold on
run on
hold out
exist
persevere
grind
tarry
be left
stick around
carry through
stay around
extend
stand
subsist
recur
repeat
dwell
be
drag on
keep going
stay on
press on
go all the way
have no end
tough it out
grind away
go the limit
outlast
be in existence
be alive
outlive
hang in the air
stay round
be extant
continue to exist
remain standing
perpetuate
never say die
stick to
be timeless
wear well
be durable
wear on
be long lived
ride out
protract
maintain
proceed
pass
progress
project
take
sustain
hold fast
be prolonged
plough on
keep
perseverate
strive
come through
remain alive
stay alive
stand up
cut it
make the cut
push on
hammer away
go the distance
stick at it
peg away
stay with something
be tenacious
not give up
be pertinacious
stick at
be diligent
plug away
stop at nothing
soldier on
leave no stone unturned
struggle on
see something through
follow up
see through
press ahead
stick it out
stick to your guns
stay the course
be persistent
hang in there
follow through
keep at
be stubborn
be resolute
withstand
rest
outwear
weather
outstay
bear up
apply
operate
wear
resist
bear
remain valid
remain in force
be valid
be in force
remain alive after
hold good
make it
last longer than
be animate
have life
be in this world
live longer than
be the case
walk the earth
be in the land of the living
have being
live through
draw breath
live on after
endure beyond
live after
stretch
breathe
run
handle
chug away
obtain
get along
move
get by
hold true
remain unchanged
remain available
be in effect
do
be in operation
remain true
stay the same
stay staunch
stretch out
draw out
stand wear
prove durable
resist wear
withstand wear
stand up to wear
not stop doing something
do something continually
do something constantly
persist in
do something incessantly
persevere in
fight for your life
sustain oneself
sustain life
keep your head above water
keep afloat
cheat death
escape death
keep body and soul together
evade death
reign
rule
hold sway
remain in operation
remain operative
be in use
remain effective
be employed
remain motionless
more ❯
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