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 Others stood still, hoping that patience would bring a butterfly close enough to touch. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 Medical release request At the time of the shooting, Grayson stood 6-foot-4 and weighed 225 pounds. — Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026 For more than 36 years, the MX-5 Miata has stood as a delightful contradiction in the automotive world. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Fifty-eight days later, the walls of ten new military barracks stood finished. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 When the news of Platner’s Nazi tattoo came out, Jackson stood with Platner. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 Jaydon Blue rotated in and immediately ran for a 45-yard touchdown that probably would have stood if the pads were on. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 There are nods throughout to the old Yankee Stadium that stood across the road for 85 years before being demolished in 2010. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026 The pair stunned together on the red carpet at the New York premiere of The Shards, where Cindy Crawford’s daughter and Richard Gere’s son stood side by side 30 years after the love story that brought their famous parents together. — Alessia Amorosini, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood

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

Being paid a paltry second-line rate for the next six years is a bargain.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Former Bishop Feehan star Brody Bumila didn’t go in the first round of the MLB draft earlier this month, but the 6-foot-9 lefty with an 100 mph fastball still got paid like one of the top selections.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

There was a small bathroom with glass doors and a shower, a mini-bar, closet, desk, lounge chair and large doors that open onto the street.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Two Plössl eyepieces provided different magnifications, and there was also a red-dot finderscope and a manual equatorial mount with slow-motion cables.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of was

Verb

The creeping occupation of the Donbas was costing Russia tens of thousands of troops, but these losses were tolerated as the country continued to advance.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
In highly competitive, high-stakes industries, any lapse in presentation quality won’t be tolerated.

— Julien Villemonteix, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of tolerated

Verb

Both men sat in opposite corners afterward before Reigns walked to the center and offered a fist, and Rollins met it.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Last August, the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution declaring that Israel’s actions met the legal definition of genocide.

— Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of met

Verb

That ranked fifth among the 63 college FBS receivers who were targeted at least 25 times on man-to-man routes — more than first-round picks Jordyn Tyson and Makai Lemon.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Platform comparability ranked second at 30%, followed by tooling and execution at 27%.

— Zoe Soon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of ranked

Verb

Their hope is to get that plan submitted and accepted under the previous guidelines, to create certainty for their operations going forward regardless of how the federal rule change fares.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Even Chalamet accepted money to do a commercial for prediction market Kalshi in the glow of his beloved New York Knicks winning the NBA championship.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 2026