Showing Results for "stood"

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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"Stepping on the snow, I stood up and looked above... It felt like I could get out from there," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Mortgage rates last week stood around 6.5%, but “if somehow the mortgage rate can return back to near 6%, definitely home sales would be coming out of this three years of slump,” Yun said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Martha Arévalo, executive director of the Central American Resource Center, stood alongside Soto-Martínez as he rallied for support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Energy Information Administration calculates that China’s strategic reserves stood at about 1.4 billion barrels of oil late last year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The giant mushroom stood in the glow of the Afterlife, blissfully unaware.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman