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stand

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stand

a level usually raised surface
  • Marchers passed by the reviewing stand.
Synonyms of stand

dais, platform, podium, rostrum, stage, tribune
Words Related to stand

altar, pulpit

riser, scaffold

balcony, gallery

stand

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stand

1 to occupy a place or location
  • The monument stands in the middle of the town plaza.
Synonyms of stand

be, bear, lie, sit
Words Related to stand

command, overlook

hang around, remain, rest, stay, stick around, tarry

await, wait

post, station

dwell, reside
2 to put up with (something painful or difficult)
  • I don't know how you can stand that job.
Synonyms of stand

abide, absorb, accept, bear, brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate
Words Related to stand

allow, permit, suffer, swallow

reconcile (to)

acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
Phrases Synonymous with stand

live with, lump (it), stand for, tough out (it)
Near Antonyms of stand

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down

combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist

avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)
3 to give what is owed for
  • I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later.
Synonyms of stand

ante (up), balance, clear, discharge, foot, liquidate, meet, pay, pay off, pay up, pony up, quit, recompense, settle, spring (for)
Antonyms of stand

repudiate
4 to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
  • If the city's baseball team wins today, they will stand first in the league.
Synonyms of stand

be, grade, place, rank, rate
Words Related to stand

seed

count

categorize, class, classify, codify, compartmentalize, group, separate, set, sort

install, instate

Synonym Discussion of stand

bear, suffer, endure, abide, tolerate, stand mean to put up with something trying or painful. bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking.
    • forced to bear a tragic loss
suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing.
    • suffering many insults
endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties.
    • endured years of rejection
abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest.
    • cannot abide their rudeness
tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful.
    • refused to tolerate such treatment
stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching.
    • unable to stand teasing

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