Thesaurus / make a stand
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synonyms for make a stand
- bear
- bite the bullet
- brace
- brave
- confront
- contend
- endure
- face
- stomach
- suffer
- sustain
- take
- withstand
- cope with
- go to the mat
- grapple with
- try
- claim
- confront
- defy
- impose
- denounce
- assert
- demand
- test
- require
- call for
- impugn
- brave
- vindicate
- inquire
- tax
- cross
- impeach
- summon
- accost
- investigate
- arouse
- reclaim
- query
- provoke
- exact
- stimulate
- dare
- beard
- face the music
- throw down the gauntlet
- ask for
- call out
- face down
- face off
- fly in the face of
- hang in
- insist upon
- invite competition
- make a point of
- object to
- search out
- stand up to
- stick it out
- risk
- confront
- challenge
- experience
- fight
- oppose
- take
- allow
- meet
- suffer
- encounter
- endure
- withstand
- brave
- resist
- accost
- abide
- contend
- court
- brook
- cross
- submit
- sustain
- brace
- beard
- stomach
- defy
- bear
- countenance
- dare
- affront
- tolerate
- stand
- venture
- swallow
- take it
- take on
- tell off
- deal with
- run into
- eyeball
- be confronted by
- cope with
- fly in face of
- go up against
- grapple with
- square off
- take the bull by the horns
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- back
- withdraw
- run
- halt
- stop
- leave
- give up
- keep
- hold
- help
- support
- yield
- retreat
- veto
- disapprove
- give in
- shun
- ignore
- evade
- hide
- disallow
- dodge
- discontinue
- avoid
- reject
- refuse
- assist
- aid
- surrender
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How to use make a stand in a sentence
And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYShe did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)VARIOUSNow-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYNow this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYGive a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSThose in whom the impulse is strong and dominant are perhaps those who in later years make the good society actors.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYIt is then we make him our friend, which sets us above the envy and contempt of wicked men.
THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER (1801)DANIEL DEFOEShe stood, in her young purity, at one end of the chain of years, and Mrs. Chepstow—did she really stand at the other?
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENSBut the liberal soul deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things shall he stand.
THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER (1801)DANIEL DEFOETerror drives you on; fate coerces you; you can't help yourself, and my delight is to make the plunge terrible.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANUWORDS RELATED TO MAKE A STAND
- accost
- arouse
- ask for
- assert
- beard
- brave
- call for
- call out
- claim
- confront
- cross
- dare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- exact
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- fly in the face of
- hang in
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- make a point of
- make a stand
- object to
- provoke
- query
- reclaim
- require
- search out
- stand up to
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- vindicate
- accosted
- aroused
- asked for
- asserted
- bearded
- braved
- called for
- called out
- claimed
- confronted
- crossed
- dared
- defied
- demanded
- denounced
- exacted
- faced down
- faced off
- faced the music
- flew in the face of
- hung in
- impeached
- imposed
- impugned
- inquired
- insisted upon
- investigated
- invited competition
- made a point of
- made a stand
- objected to
- provoked
- queried
- reclaimed
- required
- searched out
- stimulated
- stood up to
- stuck it out
- summoned
- taxed
- tested
- threw down the gauntlet
- tried
- vindicated
- accosts
- arouses
- asks for
- asserts
- beards
- braves
- calls for
- calls out
- claims
- confronts
- crosses
- dares
- defies
- demands
- denounces
- exacts
- faces down
- faces off
- faces the music
- flies in the face of
- hangs in
- impeaches
- imposes
- impugns
- inquires
- insists upon
- investigates
- invites competition
- makes a point of
- makes a stand
- objects to
- provokes
- queries
- reclaims
- requires
- searches out
- stands up to
- sticks it out
- stimulates
- summons
- taxes
- tests
- throws down the gauntlet
- tries
- vindicates
- accosting
- arousing
- asking for
- asserting
- bearding
- braving
- calling for
- calling out
- claiming
- confronting
- crossing
- daring
- defying
- demanding
- denouncing
- exacting
- facing down
- facing off
- facing the music
- flying in the face of
- hanging in
- impeaching
- imposing
- impugning
- inquiring
- insisting upon
- investigating
- inviting competition
- making a point of
- making a stand
- objecting to
- provoking
- querying
- reclaiming
- requiring
- searching out
- standing up to
- sticking it out
- stimulating
- summoning
- taxing
- testing
- throwing down the gauntlet
- trying
- vindicating
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.