Synonyms of stood in

stood in

verb

past tense of stand in

as in substituted

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substituted
• stepped in
• took over
• filled in
• covered
• spelled
• subbed
• pinch-hit
• relieved
• doubled (as)
• understudied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stood in

Rosignoli also recommended the Museo Civico Naturalistico-Archeologico in Vicenza, which has finds from Lake Fimon and Teatro Berga, an actual Roman theater that once stood in the city center. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday, Jaissle stood in front of staff from across the club — including those in marketing, accounting, legal and building operations — at an internal ‘town hall’ at St James’ Park. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

As Brock Purdy stood in the visitors’ locker room in his super-comfortable toe socks, he was asked if any 49ers talked about returning to SoFi Stadium this season. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

At Saturday night’s D23 Parks Panel, Chairman of Disney Experiences Thomas Mazloum stood in front of God and all his creations and vowed that Disney’s Animal Kingdom would be fixing the Yeti on Expedition Everest. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

An OnlyFans model accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death inside a luxury Miami high-rise stood in front of a judge Monday morning and pleaded guilty. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Several countries want to join the trilateral agreement signed in Mecca on Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told the state-run Anadolu Agency, saying only technical matters stood in the way of them signing up. — semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Owens immediately went after Balor and Gunther while Zayn stood in the ring shocked. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

When using a crash test dummy that stood in as a 3-year-old, the headrest position shifted from a higher one to a lower one under certain conditions. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 27 July 2026