STOOD Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

stood

verb

Definition of stood

past tense of stand

as in sat

to occupy a place or location the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

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as in endured

to put up with (something painful or difficult) I don't know how you can stand that job

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as in paid

to give what is owed for I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later

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repudiated

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

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Recent Examples of stood In Baltimore, umpires said the call on the field stood upon review, indicating the replay crew in New York was unable to confirm its accuracy one way or the other. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Abdeen sneaked a few berries into his mouth, with one eye on his sister Essie, who stood nearby. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 That same year, Panettiere stood alongside Senator John Kerry for a joint press conference on Capitol Hill to urge the government for strong leadership in opposing commercial whaling and protecting marine life. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Two baby horses stood silently in the back, partitioned off from the adults. — Stina Sieg, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026 Senate President Bill Ferguson once stood against partisan redistricting in Maryland and refused to join the national race to the bottom. — Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026 The mission, known as Operation Spider’s Web, damaged or destroyed roughly two dozen Russian warplanes, including nuclear-capable bombers, that stood parked on the tarmac of their bases in Russia. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 As the mother-son duo posed on the carpet, Crow stood alongside her son with a bright smile on her face. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Behind the jokes, some campaigns have carried serious messages, like a man dressed as a fox advocating for animal rights who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Burnham when the former Manchester mayor returned to parliament in June. — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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Verb

This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.

— Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024

Definition of sat

Verb

On a night where he’d been booed for what happened in the past — a night that ended with a 6-4 loss as Logan Webb endured his shortest start of the year — Devers provided Red Sox fans a reason to boo for what was happening in the present.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Cedars-Sinai apologized for any inconvenience Marina del Rey residents endured after the hospital's construction project caused a putrid odor to spread through the coastal neighborhood.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of endured

Verb

For Medicare patients, doctors are paid an additional 6% of the drug’s average price for each infusion.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

There was a pause, as a room full of songwriters — the event was specifically for the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing — erupted into laughter.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Toby Xu, Alibaba Group’s chief financial officer, said there was revenue growth and margin gains across the company’s core businesses.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of was

Verb

At times during the program’s lean years, the Canes were so bereft of elite talent that when a skilled player groused or lollygagged, it was reluctantly tolerated.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Because it’s used in small amounts and is low in fiber, it’s often well tolerated.

— Caitlin Beale, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of tolerated

Verb

On Sunday, Roman Goffman, the chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, met again with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Jordan to ease the latest tensions, according to the Syrian state news agency.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The Fils-Tiafoe match was the first time two Black players have met in an ATP Masters 1000 final.

— Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of met

Verb

The charter school ranked among the top elementary, middle and high schools across the county.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
Even though the Chargers ranked a middle-of-the-pack 17th in net punting average last season, JK Scott garnered more respect than that.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranked

Verb

Known primarily as a virtuoso sculptor, only a few of Bernini’s paintings have survived, and fewer than twenty are broadly accepted as authentic.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
One of the more popular myths accepted as fact is that the WNBA has bricked the breakaway slam dunk that is Caitlin Clark phenomenon.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026