Synonyms of stood up

stood up

verb

past tense of stand up

as in flew

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval

a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flew
• worked
• held up
• passed
• passed muster
• held water
• washed
• went over
• went down
• played
• went through
• got through
• took

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stood up

But others stood up for candidates getting their caffeine fix during an interview. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

No one stood up, and then there was nobody left to speak for me. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

At the end of Tuesday’s news conference featuring several local leaders, KNBC reporter Robert Kovacik, who was kneeling in the front row out of sight from the cameras, stood up and leaned over the tape line. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Thomas, who is Jewish, said that then a man stood up at the meeting and gave a Nazi salute, shouting Heil Hitler. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Miguel Carrizoza had just stood up after being floored by a right hook and still looked unsteady on his feet. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

With navies built around corvette-class-sized ships, Finland and Sweden have successfully stood up to Russian pressure, harassing Russian submarines that have violated their territorial seas. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

During the ovation, Schrader stood up stoically and grew emotional, with tears swelling in his eyes. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Throughout Porter County, trees that have stood up to 100 years have collapsed in cemeteries, Topoll said. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026