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 Prior to the war’s launch, average gas prices stood at just under $3 a gallon, while diesel prices were less than $4 a gallon. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026 Ronaldo Salgado looked around the room as about a dozen people stood. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 On Tuesday at the United Nations, CNN's Kaitlin Collins stood with other journalists and shouted a question about the unpopularity of the war in Iran. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 The Great Irish elk stood over two metres tall and weighed up to seven hundred kilograms. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 In the case stood the cowardly lion's costume from the original film The Wizard of Oz from 1938. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026 That, to me, is a relevant piece of information, and if someone stood at the podium and lied, that’s very valuable too. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 In the city hall atrium about 60 people sat and stood watching the public hearing. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 Moments later, murmurs, then cheers, rippled out from where Pasitney, Gaudry, and Espersen stood. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 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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In February, the village filed suit against Fifth Third Bank seeking $2 million that officials allege the institution improperly paid out in fraudulent checks signed by Henyard.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The case was sparked by a nearly $800 million settlement Fox paid to Dominion Voting Systems, which accused the network of spreading conspiracy theories about fraud in the 2020 election.

— Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of paid

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The Harmonizers met for the first time in the Elgin City Hall courtroom on April 30, 1946, with 20 men in attendance and Ben Willis leading the singing.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Spencer held warm feelings towards Charles shortly after the then-Prince of Wales and Diana met at Althorp House in 1977.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of met

Verb

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach accepted more than $10,000 in campaign contributions from a conservative news CEO and a Kansas car dealer that exceeded limits for individual donors set by state law, a new ethics complaint alleges.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Election officials determined my eligibility, prepared and sent the correct ballot and accepted it under applicable law.

— Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026