Synonyms of stood

stood

verb

past tense of stand

1

as in sat

to occupy a place or location

the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sat
• was
• remained
• bore
• lay
• resided
• waited
• stayed
• rested
• awaited
• stationed
• commanded
• hung around
• overlooked
• posted
• stuck around
• tarried
• dwelled

2

as in endured

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I don't know how you can stand that job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endured
• tolerated
• accepted
• took
• handled
• sustained
• met
• swallowed
• absorbed
• wore
• supported
• stood for
• stomached
• went
• abided
• pocketed
• bore
• stuck out
• countenanced
• lumped (it)
• brooked
• hacked
• suffered
• lived with
• bode
• allowed
• sweat out
• toughed it out
• permitted
• acquiesced
• respected
• reconciled (to)
• agreed (with or to)
• submitted (to)
• capitulated
• yielded (to)
• consented (to)
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• dismissed
• rejected
• declined
• opposed
• fought
• turned down
• resisted
• repudiated
• contested
• avoided
• escaped
• missed
• spurned
• evaded
• eluded
• bypassed
• dodged
• combated
• circumvented
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forbore

3

as in paid

to give what is owed for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paid
• met
• settled
• balanced
• paid up
• paid off
• cleared
• liquidated
• sprang (for)
• discharged
• footed
• quit
• recompensed
• anted (up)
• ponied up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiated

4

as in was

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

• was
• ranked
• placed
• rated
• graded
• counted
• seeded
• grouped
• classed
• installed
• separated
• classified
• codified
• categorized
• sorted
• set
• compartmentalized
• instated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stood

Now he is stood plaintively at the window, looking in at the roaring hearth and the feast, starting Carabao Cup games but getting hooked at half-time with Jamie Gittens and 16-year-old academy kids. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Earlier, in a downpour at daybreak, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top military officials stood outside and watched as a giant American flag was unfurled on the building struck by one of those planes a quarter century ago. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Roma arrived at the World Trade Center while both towers stood defiantly tall, each pierced by Boeing 767s, bleeding with jet fuel and spewing smoke that promised to eventually bring them down. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Some of the figures were arranged together on rolling carts, others stood alone, and many were toppled over in the dust as a result of the previous week’s chaos. — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Construction workers, firefighters, and police officers, who stood shoulder to shoulder with him for months amid choking dust, burning debris, and twisted steel. — Raja Flores, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026

Others stared silently into the void where the towers once stood. — Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Bartholow reported to her superiors at SEIU California that Regan stood uncomfortably close and hovered over her at the bar at a fundraiser for the state Senate leader in San Diego in March as tensions flared over the billionaire tax. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

At one point during the outdoor ceremony, all guests rose from their seats and surrounded the couple, who stood before a wooden cross, to join them in prayer. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026