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 View this post on X Someone has stood watch at the tomb every hour of every day since July 2, 1937. — Lars Hanson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 Around them, the crowd stood silently, posters still raised high. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026 Then the deer walked right out into the open and stood quite still. — Angus Cameron, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026 Trump has stood firmly behind his defense secretary, even as the war has fueled public frustration and deepened divisions within his party. — Nik Popli, Time, 10 Nov. 2026 Rahman and her legal team stood alongside local leaders from COPAL and the Minnesota Freedom Fund during Tuesday's news conference. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 Brand, who stood as the sentence was handed down, did not react although his wife Laura Gallacher clasped her hands and was supported by friends. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026 Included in the exhibition are four portraits of Roman emperors whose statues once stood at Boubon’s Sebasteion, a monumental display dedicated to the Roman imperial family, notes Tech Times. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026 For those who have stood beneath Zion's towering sandstone cliffs and immediately started plotting a return trip, this little pairing is a fun way to keep the scenery close. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 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

But that was just a foreshock to what women's sports advocates endured at a Portland Thorns game two Fridays ago.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The 33-year-old man, lured to Cambodia with the offer of a receptionist job, endured daily beatings for a month, locked in a dark room somewhere in the Southeast Asian country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of endured

Verb

Putting our deputies and the public at risk will not be tolerated in Douglas County.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Most of the new towers remain concrete structures, but they’re now typically clad in glass, metal or masonry, and the frame — while expressed — is generally whipped up into a more interesting confection than Mies would have tolerated.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of tolerated

Verb

Witt started 140 games at shortstop for Kansas City, hit 18 home runs, stole 45 bases and ranked in the top 10 in the AL in both offensive and defensive wins above replacement, per Baseball Reference.

— Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026
In reality, this is probably where the Hoosiers deserved to be ranked last week, but the committee must have needed a little bit of anticipation for this reveal, which still does not make much sense.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of ranked

Verb

The system produced a mathematical proof that was accepted by Lean, a proof-assistant software used to check the logical correctness of formal mathematical arguments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Feingold succeeds David Jefferson, Executive Vice President, Communications, who has accepted the company’s voluntary early retirement offer after 15 years with Disney.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026