Portable and Standing

Portable

Portable adjective - Capable of being moved especially with ease.
Usage example: a portable stereo system

Standing is an antonym for portable.

Nearby Words: portative, ported, portability

Standing

Standing adjective - Fixed in a place or position.
Usage example: bought the house and all standing appliances and fixtures

Portable is an antonym for standing.

Nearby Word: stand

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Arakawa Under the Bridge Super OCD: Shiro is obsessed with standing on white lines to the point where he actually lugs around a portable line-maker wherever he goes.
  • The Simpsons did an odd version of this where they were deemed bad parents they were forced to wear portable Stocks 24/7 and then had additional punishments added onto such as standing next to a road while motorists spanked them as they drove by.
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