stood

[stood] / stʊd /

VERB

be or get upright

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erect locate place put rank rise set settle

STRONG

cock dispose mount poise position

WEAK

be erect be on feet be vertical jump up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart disorder displace leave lose move remove

STRONG

drop fall

WEAK

lay lie refuse reject sit veto

VERB

be in force, exist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue hold last pause remain rest stay stop

STRONG

belong endure fill halt obtain occupy prevail

WEAK

be located be situated be valid take up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance cease go leave move

STRONG

lose surrender

WEAK

lay lie refuse reject sit veto

VERB

endure, bear

Synonyms

WEAK

abide allow bear with brook cope countenance experience handle hang on hold last live with put up with resign oneself to stay the course stomach submit suffer support sustain swallow take tolerate undergo wear weather withstand

Antonyms

WEAK

disobey forget overlook

Example Sentences

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The rollout of Mythos stood out even more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

UniCredit regularly reports the acceptance rate of its bid for Commerzbank: as of Monday it stood at 11.9 percent, on top of the 26.7-percent stake it had already acquired when it announced its takeover offer.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

On a strong day for technology stocks, storage providers stood out.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

Varley stood in the dock and put his hands to his face in shock as the guilty verdicts were read out, before collapsing to his knees, wretching and vomiting.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

I picked up a mop and a rag and stood in the middle of the kitchen, waiting.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold