Synonyms of stands

stands 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stand

1

as in is

to occupy a place or location

the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• is
• sits
• lies
• remains
• resides
• rests
• waits
• bears
• stays
• overlooks
• awaits
• dwells
• commands
• stations
• hangs around
• sticks around
• tarries
• posts

2

as in endures

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I don't know how you can stand that job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endures
• accepts
• tolerates
• takes
• handles
• bears
• sustains
• absorbs
• meets
• supports
• wears
• abides
• stands for
• sticks out
• goes
• swallows
• bides
• lumps (it)
• lives with
• brooks
• pockets
• suffers
• sweats out
• countenances
• stomachs
• hacks
• toughs it out
• allows
• permits
• reconciles (to)
• respects
• agrees (with or to)
• acquiesces
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• capitulates
• consents (to)
• assents (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• dismisses
• opposes
• declines
• repudiates
• spurns
• resists
• turns down
• avoids
• fights
• escapes
• misses
• combats
• eludes
• evades
• contests
• bypasses
• circumvents
• refrains (from)
• dodges
• abstains (from)
• forbears

3

as in pays

to give what is owed for

I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pays
• meets
• settles
• balances
• pays off
• pays up
• foots
• clears
• springs (for)
• liquidates
• quits
• discharges
• antes (up)
• recompenses
• ponies up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiates

4

as in ranks

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 & Similar Words

• is
• ranks
• places
• rates
• grades
• seeds
• counts
• classifies
• codifies
• categorizes
• sorts
• separates
• groups
• classes
• installs
• sets
• compartmentalizes
• instates

stands

2 of 2

noun

plural of stand

as in podiums

a level usually raised surface

marchers passed by the reviewing stand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• podiums
• platforms
• stages
• pulpits
• rostra
• tribunes
• balconies
• daises
• altars
• risers
• footpaces
• scaffolds
• bimahs
• galleries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stands

Verb

The proximity to the city centre, stands named after heroes, the feeling of the club being a big deal in a city centre that does need that gravitas. —Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Athena Strand Covered in Athena's favorite color, pink, the memorial now stands near the creek and bridge where her body was found in 2022. —Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 20 May 2026

Starring Sarah Snook, Jake Lacy, and Dakota Fanning, the series became Peacock’s biggest original launch to date, amassing 46 million hours viewed in its first three weeks, and stands as Sky’s highest-performing drama of 2025. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2026

The company's current valuation stands at approximately $17 billion, representing a decline of nearly 90% from its peak after the IPO, as investors continue to concentrate on immediate vehicle production, cash expenditures, and manufacturing capacity. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

For now, the unit distance breakthrough stands as a landmark moment. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026

His overall approval rating in the new poll stands at 37%, up slightly from 33% in April. —Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

McGoff recommends structuring the rest of your answer using the STAR format, which stands for situation, task, action and result. —Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 13 May 2026

Westport’s fishing and farming traditions have blossomed into a thriving local food scene, from roadside farm stands selling seasonal produce to some of New England’s finest farm- and ocean-to-table restaurants. —Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026

Noun

Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez applauded the East, South and West sides of the stadium after Sunday’s game, but not the North stands, where La Familia is based. —Miami Herald, 19 May 2026

The knuckle-curve crawled over the plate, just 77 miles per hour, and Salvador Perez redirected it 393 feet into the left-field stands. —Sam McDowell May 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026

And while some critics have theorized that part of the slide in ratings among network TV late night shows might be attributed to the hosts' increasingly intense political stands, Carter disagrees. —Eric Deggans, NPR, 18 May 2026

There are stands and places to put art, art that is supposed to sell—and the dealers did sell much of it, many of the purchases topping out in the low-seven figures for this fair. —Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026

Relive your days of jumping off rope swings amid stands of cypress trees in Texas Hill Country, or simply enjoy a refreshing dip after a hike in New Hampshire's White Mountains. —Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026

If Nebraska’s state law regarding NIL stands, what’s to stop a state from passing a law allowing for unlimited eligibility? —Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 May 2026

Speed bags can be mounted on the wall or attached to stands. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026

Birds eat and digest the seeds, then the plant grows in dense stands and blocks sunlight from reaching other young plants, overcrowding or stifling other species. —Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 11 May 2026