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 Annual inflation, measured over the 12-month period leading up to July, stood at 66%, according to the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA). — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Nothing truly surprising considering where contract statuses stood with a lot of the starting group from this summer. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Near the crash site, a 150-year-old olive tree stood at the center of a ring of limestone blocks laid into the ground featuring the names of the victims. — ABC News, 3 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 During the third quarter of the game, Freedom stood and raised his arms in celebration of a three-pointer made by Sophie Cunningham, the Fever star who has also received vitriol for her stance on biological men participating in women’s sports. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Some of the model buildings stood 5 feet tall, and many were designed to break away to mimic the effects of a blast. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Uptown Charlotte’s public safety, and perception versus reality, stood at the forefront of Charlotte Center City Partners board meeting Thursday morning. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 That’s when the restaurant’s surveillance cameras captured the images that employees say show the woman taking the tip jar while the man stood nearby. — Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 26 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

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The death came as the festival endured another year with weather woes, including rain on Friday that temporarily closed a main gate to festival grounds known as Black Rock City.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
When combined with a hot blanket of the humidity the city has endured throughout the summer, players could be forced to withdraw from their matches or push through, risking injury.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of endured

Verb

For sponsored products ads, the FTC alleges advertisers paid their full winning bid about 80% of the time in 2024.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
His Know Your Rights Camp has helped pay for 150 independent autopsies — such as the one for Nolan Wells this year — and has also paid hundreds of thousands in legal grants and bail relief.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

After the changes, Román ranked CTI Housing as the top bidder over four others, including Michaels, according to a letter the district sent to the developers and a board agenda item description.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Pepsi ranked second in 2022 and third in 2023, when Dr Pepper edged past it by a fraction of a point.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ranked

Verb

Family members marched and accepted the recognition on Prasad’s behalf.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The 17-year-old joined Villa from Metz in January in a deal worth £10m but was unable to play until the club’s appeal to register him was accepted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in August.

— Sam Joseph, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026