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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Among everything they examined, only one stood out as consistently different between young and old animals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

They stood in front of the McCloud River.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

We’re tapping digital buttons that now stand in for physical buttons that once stood in for a mechanical method for interacting with a complex system.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Of all the European houses, Rolls-Royce stood to benefit most from electrification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Three days after we got there I answered the front door knocker and there stood Karel, coal dust from the train trip still speckling his shoulders.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom