Thesaurus / stands by
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synonyms for stands by
- advocate
- back
- confirm
- endorse
- favor
- justify
- praise
- prescribe
- propose
- suggest
- uphold
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- acclaim
- advance
- applaud
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- esteem
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- put in a good word
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- speak highly of
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- stand by
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- stick around
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- bide one's time
- cool it
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- hang around
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- hold the phone
- keep your shirt on
- lie in wait
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- stay put
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- continue
- defend
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- transport
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- speak highly of
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- buddy up
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- get chummy with
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- advocate
- confirm
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- champion
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- raise
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- second
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- take under one's wing
- work for
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antonyms for stands by
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- censure
- condemn
- deny
- discourage
- dissuade
- oppose
- protest
- reject
- blame
- castigate
- criticize
- debase
- decrease
- denounce
- disapprove
- dislike
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- hate
- humiliate
- insult
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- halt
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- oppose
- protest
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- stop
- undermine
- conceal
- disapprove
- frustrate
- hide
- ignore
- oppose
- protest
- check
- counteract
- decrease
- injure
- worsen
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How to use stands by in a sentence
This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTAll 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.John was baptizing at a large pool called Ænon-by-Saleim,—probably allegorical, meaning “Fountain of Repose.”
SOLOMON AND SOLOMONIC LITERATUREMONCURE DANIEL CONWAYThe sewing-machine made a resounding clatter in the room; it was of a ponderous, by-gone make.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINCincinnatus will not back to his plow, or, at the best, stands sullenly between his plow-handles arguing for a higher wage.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKA splendid grand piano stands in one window (he receives a new one every year).
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYIt stands at one extreme of our currency, with a dollar of gold set aside behind each dollar of paper.
READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPSIt stands very much in the way of that universal adult education which is our present concern.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSThe perspiration stands on young Lamb's face; again his cigar goes out.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe building, which has five storeys, stands on three sides of a square courtyard, and faces into Edmund Street.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELL