Synonyms of stood for

stood for

phrase

past tense of stand for

1

as in permitted

to give permission for or to approve of

They would not stand for their children missing curfew.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• permitted
• allowed
• had
• suffered
• tolerated
• agreed (to)
• admitted
• acceded (to)
• consented (to)
• assented (to)
• licensed
• authorized
• green-lighted
• commissioned
• acquiesced
• conceded
• sanctioned
• granted
• vouchsafed
• endured
• accorded
• condoned
• warranted
• supported
• countenanced
• brooked
• OK'd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibited
• enjoined
• banned
• vetoed
• proscribed
• hindered
• forbade
• denied
• refused
• rejected
• impeded
• withheld
• obstructed
• revoked
• suppressed
• frowned (at or on)
• disallowed
• disapproved
• checked
• kept
• censured
• disliked
• deplored
• restrained
• repressed
• interdicted
• curbed
• discountenanced
• grudged
• disfavored

2

as in tolerated

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

The nanny did not stand for whining from the children.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerated
• endured
• stood
• accepted
• handled
• took
• sustained
• lumped (it)
• stuck out
• lived with
• absorbed
• met
• swallowed
• sweat out
• supported
• wore
• toughed it out
• bore
• hacked
• stomached
• pocketed
• countenanced
• went
• suffered
• brooked
• bode
• agreed (with or to)
• abided
• submitted (to)
• reconciled (to)
• allowed
• permitted
• yielded (to)
• consented (to)
• assented (to)
• respected
• acquiesced
• capitulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• dismissed
• turned down
• rejected
• declined
• opposed
• resisted
• repudiated
• fought
• contested
• avoided
• escaped
• missed
• spurned
• refrained (from)
• evaded
• eluded
• abstained (from)
• bypassed
• circumvented
• combated
• dodged
• forbore

3

as in represented

to serve as a material counterpart of

He got a tattoo that stood for his love of fishing.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• represented
• symbolized
• emblematized
• embodied
• manifested
• personified
• personalized
• bodied
• incarnated
• objectified
• exemplified
• epitomized
• illustrated
• materialized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stood for

The law stood for a century before the Supreme Court struck it down in 2012 under Citizens United. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

In September 2026, Open AI announced that 10,000 of its AI agents had produced a proof of a math problem that had stood for a century – a problem two human mathematicians had spent a year trying to solve. — Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. — Connor Greene, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

The statue stood for more than a decade becoming a proud symbol of Del Paso Boulevard and the surrounding Old North Sacramento neighborhood before its theft in September. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Both Reese and Howard stood for the national anthem while representing the United States at September’s FIBA Women’s World Cup. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

The $50 million valuation surpassed a Victoria’s Secret record that had stood for 26 years. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

The Fifth Avenue hotel, which has stood for more than 119 years, will close for at least four years beginning next January to restore the 18-story building's landmark facade, according to Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, the operator of the Plaza. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Janiszewski says Ohio workers were clear on what Brown stood for. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026