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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, bimah (also bima), footpace, 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

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, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]

Words Related to stand

allow, permit, suffer, swallow

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

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

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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