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 the middle of a lukewarm Massachusetts morning, Leonard Miller stood alone, toeing the 3-point arc in the corner of the court at TD Garden. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 The ballroom, rising where the East Wing stood until its demolition last October, is being funded largely by private donors, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Lockheed Martin, as Fortune has reported. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 One candidate stood outside the library with a megaphone, calling out to people and asking them to vote for him. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 On Friday night, about 50 people stood outside the Vampire Apothecary Restaurant and Bar in the French Quarter for one of New Orleans’s classic spooky history walking tours. — Shannon Sims, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Bass stood at City Hall to announce the launch of a new program meant to streamline homeless services. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 One was described as a man about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, while the other stood at about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 During the ensuing replay review, Porter stood with his arms around Brown, offering encouragement. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 Finding personalities At the Cecilie Bahnsen casting during Paris Fashion Week, Matell is stood watching models walk. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood

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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

But up to this point, DIIV have endured—thrived, even—because of their refusal to capitulate to the industry winds that swirled around them.

— Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Its legacy in American fashion has endured for more than 150 years, with the denim staple finding fans across generations—from Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in the 1990s to supermodels Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid today.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of endured

Verb

Teachers are better paid and more people are working in Nevada than ever before.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
The Queen, meanwhile, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in the Girls of Britain and Ireland Tiara, arguably the most famous piece in the late monarch's collection.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

Conduct that betrays that trust will not be tolerated in this Department.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Once the goal is defined, the investor can determine the time horizon to achieve the goal, the return required to meet that goal, expected cash flow needs and the amount of risk that can realistically be tolerated.

— Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of tolerated

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The Wildcats, ranked in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls, are coming off a 22-14 season that took them to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Florida ranked sixth among all states for credit card debt per capita at $5,050 at the end of 2025, up $210 from a year earlier, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data.

— Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranked

Verb

Rogers, the Republican Senate candidate, has embraced the strategy, claiming, without offering any evidence, that El-Sayed has accepted campaign contributions from supporters of Hezbollah and Hamas.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Martinez Gonzalez helped arrange travel after customers arrived and accepted payments while working with his girlfriend and co-defendant, Marianny Lucia Lopez-Torres.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026