can't stand

VERB

hate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhor despise detest loathe scorn shun

STRONG

abominate anathematize contemn curse deprecate deride disapprove disdain disfavor disparage execrate nauseate spurn

WEAK

be disgusted with be hostile to be loath be reluctant be repelled by be sick of be sorry bear a grudge against feel malice to have an aversion to have enough of have no use for look down on not care for object to recoil from shudder at spit upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admire adore approve cherish like love

STRONG

commend compliment endorse flatter laud praise sanction

Example Sentences

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But as I was standing up, I heard a man say, “You can’t stand up.”

From Slate • May 19, 2026

"I just can't stand this guy," Trump said at a Kentucky rally with Gallrein in March.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Stevens: I mean, you can’t stand next to Billy Idol onstage in a flannel shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

His younger brother, who lives outside Seattle, also can’t stand stop-start, including in his 2022 Outback “with all the fancy bells and whistles and cameras.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

‘Less us all make up now before us goes. I can’t stand this here fighting between us. Less us not ever quarrel no more.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

can't stand

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