Thesaurus / stand by
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synonyms for stand by
- advise
- patronize
- take up with
- aid
- assist
- back
- benefit
- encourage
- favor
- help
- sustain
- uphold
- welcome
- buddy up
- case out
- come on to
- cotton to
- get chummy with
- get in with
- hit it off
- side with
- take under one's wing
- advocate
- argue
- assert
- back
- champion
- endorse
- explain
- guarantee
- justify
- maintain
- support
- uphold
- aid
- befriend
- espouse
- exculpate
- exonerate
- plead
- rationalize
- recommend
- second
- stonewall
- sustain
- vindicate
- warrant
- apologize for
- back up
- bear one out
- come to defense of
- cover for
- go to bat for
- prove a case
- put in a good word
- ride shotgun for
- say in defense
- speak up for
- stand up for
- stick up for
- thump for
- back up
- cover for
- defend
- endorse
- go to the wall for
- recommend
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stick up for
- support
- back
- benefit
- bolster
- boost
- cooperate
- encourage
- further
- maintain
- promote
- push
- save
- serve
- stimulate
- support
- abet
- accommodate
- advocate
- ballyhoo
- befriend
- cheer
- endorse
- hype
- intercede
- patronize
- plug
- prop
- puff
- relieve
- sanction
- second
- succor
- sustain
- uphold
- be of use
- buck up
- do a favor
- do a service
- do one's part
- go to bat for
- go with
- lend a hand
- open doors
- root for
- see through
- stick up for
- stump for
- take under one's wing
- work for
- advocate
- declare
- defend
- emphasize
- hold
- insist
- say
- stress
- uphold
- affirm
- allege
- asseverate
- attest
- aver
- avow
- back
- champion
- contend
- correct
- justify
- persist
- profess
- protest
- rectify
- report
- right
- state
- vindicate
- fight for
- plead for
- advocate
- back
- confirm
- endorse
- favor
- justify
- praise
- prescribe
- propose
- suggest
- uphold
- urge
- acclaim
- advance
- applaud
- celebrate
- commend
- compliment
- counsel
- enjoin
- esteem
- eulogize
- exalt
- exhort
- extol
- glorify
- laud
- magnify
- plug
- prize
- sanction
- second
- steer
- value
- be all for
- be satisfied with
- front for
- go on record for
- hold up
- put forward
- put in a good word
- put on to
- speak highly of
- speak well of
- think highly of
- vouch for
- assist
- aid
- approve
- back
- encourage
- endorse
- forward
- further
- promote
- uphold
- back up
- give moral support
- go along with
- stick around
- anticipate
- bide one's time
- cool it
- fill time
- hang around
- hang out
- hold on
- hold the phone
- keep your shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
- mark time
- put on hold
- stall
- stay put
- assist
- bolster
- buoy
- continue
- defend
- help
- nurse
- preserve
- save
- aid
- approve
- back
- bankroll
- bear
- befriend
- brace
- buttress
- carry
- comfort
- confirm
- convey
- endorse
- favor
- feed
- foster
- lug
- nourish
- nurture
- pack
- prolong
- prop
- protract
- ratify
- relieve
- supply
- support
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- uphold
- validate
- verify
- go for
- keep alive
- keep from falling
- keep going
- lend a hand
- provide for
- shore up
- stick up for
- advocate
- back
- bank on
- believe in
- be satisfied with
- compliment
- depend on it
- endorse
- go on the record for
- have faith in
- plug
- praise
- put in a good word
- speak highly of
- speak well of
- suggest
- think highly of
- vouch for
- advocate
- confirm
- defend
- encourage
- endorse
- hold to
- justify
- promote
- side with
- vindicate
- aid
- assist
- back
- bolster
- boost
- brace
- buttress
- carry
- champion
- countenance
- elevate
- help
- hoist
- prop
- raise
- rear
- second
- sustain
- uplift
- upraise
- back up
- buoy up
- hold up one's end
- pick up
- shore up
- stick by
- stick up for
- take up
- upbear
- uprear
- await
- delay
- expect
- hang
- linger
- remain
- stay
- stick around
- watch
- abide
- anticipate
- bide
- dally
- foresee
- stall
- tarry
- bide one's time
- cool it
- fill time
- hang around
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold the phone
- hole up
- keep shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- look for
- look forward to
- mark time
- put on hold
- save it
- sit tight
- sit up for
- stay up for
- sweat it
- assistant
- backup
- deputy
- double
- fill in
- relief
- replacement
- reserve
- stalwart
- stand-by
- stand-in
- sub
- successor
- temp
- temporary
- understudy
- pinch-hitter
- recourse
antonyms for stand by
MOST RELEVANT
- disapprove
- oppose
- protest
- reject
- accuse
- blame
- condemn
- abandon
- attack
- deny
- forsake
- relinquish
- renounce
- block
- condemn
- delay
- depress
- discourage
- dissuade
- halt
- handicap
- harm
- hinder
- hurt
- impede
- neglect
- obstruct
- prevent
- refuse
- stop
- undermine
- conceal
- disapprove
- frustrate
- hide
- ignore
- oppose
- protest
- check
- counteract
- decrease
- injure
- worsen
- abandon
- attack
- deny
- desert
- forget
- forsake
- quit
- conceal
- give up
- leave
- repudiate
- condemn
- discard
- ignore
- neglect
- censure
- condemn
- deny
- discourage
- dissuade
- oppose
- protest
- reject
- blame
- castigate
- criticize
- debase
- decrease
- denounce
- disapprove
- dislike
- disregard
- hate
- humiliate
- insult
- mock
- refuse
- block
- cease
- disapprove
- discourage
- dissuade
- halt
- hinder
- hurt
- impede
- obstruct
- oppose
- protest
- reject
- stop
- move
- harm
- hinder
- hurt
- obstruct
- stop
- abbreviate
- condemn
- contradict
- deny
- deprive
- disagree
- disapprove
- discourage
- disprove
- hold
- ignore
- injure
- invalidate
- keep
- let down
- let go
- maintain
- neglect
- oppose
- refuse
- reject
- shorten
- starve
- take
- trouble
- veto
- weaken
- abstain
- discontinue
- halt
- attack
- deny
- oppose
- protest
- abandon
- block
- decrease
- depress
- destroy
- discourage
- drop
- fall
- halt
- hinder
- hurt
- injure
- lessen
- lower
- neglect
- obstruct
- prevent
- stop
- undermine
- weaken
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How to use stand by in a sentence
All along the highways and by-paths of our literature we encounter much that pertains to this "queen of plants."
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.She 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 DEFOEAll bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSIt is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINJohn was baptizing at a large pool called Ænon-by-Saleim,—probably allegorical, meaning “Fountain of Repose.”
SOLOMON AND SOLOMONIC LITERATUREMONCURE DANIEL CONWAYGold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSIn the centre of the room is an oval table; some dozen men are sitting at it; as many more stand behind their chairs.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSOnly, he argued, British soldiers would stand against the skyline during a general action.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWhat more could one desire of him, I pray, Than just to hop around and stand for K?
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO STAND BY
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