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 D4vd stood to make millions from future albums D4vd turned a viral gaming hobby into a bona fide music career by creating songs for gamers to use in videos. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 The turf fields and youth sports arena are among several entertainment projects built within the Homefield STAR bond master plan, which also includes the site where the shuttered Schlitterbahn water park once stood. — Sofi Zeman july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 After the music stopped, Charli stood still as giant screens flashed a contentious inner-monologue. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026 That, at least, is how things stood when the agreement was finalized yesterday. — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 According to reports, the 2,222-square-foot house sits atop 78 acres of land, erected where the original 18th-century farmhouse once stood. — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026 Right before the first lunch service, Vizzari stood at the head of the room and set the tone. — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The guy in a bar in Houston who, when the cameras found Tom Cruise in the stands watching the USA vs Paraguay, stood and applauded. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026 But the inference is that the rankings implied where the quarterbacks stood entering 2026. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 July 2026

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Verb

Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.

— Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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

Unsurprisingly, there was a strong Premier League presence among the leading clubs represented, but Crystal Palace and Sunderland will be particularly happy with their players’ exploits.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
There was something so sinister about FIFA pushing the idea of diversity while bending the knee to a government working to discard the real thing.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of was

Verb

The extradition process requires a hearing before a US judge to determine whether the treaty’s requirements are met, but the final decision is made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who retains discretion to deny extradition.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The two women met at UnlikelyAI, the startup founded by William Tunstall-Pedoe, who played a leading role in the development of Amazon Alexa, but were keen to launch their own venture and took inspiration from their families’ experience.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of met

Verb

Though Miami has four players who ranked in the top 38 in three-point percentage last season, the perception has been that the Heat is one shooter short.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
The Chiefs ranked second in pass-block win rate last year, per ESPN’s Analytics tracking.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of ranked

Verb

The probes included two public hearings and the USTR accepted over 2,100 public comments from concerned parties and industry stakeholders before announcing its decision to move forward with the duties on Thursday.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
In January, that site accepted the first physical delivery of HALEU feedstock distributed through a DOE supply initiative.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026