Synonyms of sitting

sitting

verb

present participle of sit

1

as in squatting

to rest on the buttocks or haunches

everybody needs to sit down because it's time for class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squatting
• setting
• lounging
• perching
• straddling
• sprawling
• slouching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standing
• rising
• arising
• getting up

2

as in seating

to cause to sit down

the host had to sit some of the guests on the porch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seating
• putting
• laying
• resting
• lying
• placing
• setting down
• reclining
• settling
• ensconcing
• reposing

3

as in spawning

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop

we didn't want to disturb the hens, as they were sitting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spawning
• laying
• brooding
• hatching
• setting
• incubating

4

as in being

to occupy a place or location

the monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• being
• standing
• lying
• residing
• resting
• waiting
• remaining
• staying
• bearing
• overlooking
• awaiting
• commanding
• posting
• hanging around
• sticking around
• tarrying
• dwelling
• stationing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sitting

This idea that just sitting with your face buried in your phone when you’re supposed to be in a social setting—that’s lame, right? —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026

Four tickets, all sitting together, have been made available behind one of the goals at MetLife Stadium for July 19. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026

Use one — yeah, there are two, but there’s always someone sitting next to you. —Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Apr. 2026

Now, with 31% of lab space sitting empty, a handful of companies — some international — are swooping in on declining rents and rising landlord concessions. —Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing sitting

• sitting duck