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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I'm a Man Utd fan and even I will admit that goal shouldn't have stood!

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“She stood in some of the most difficult, difficult moments here in the city of Los Angeles, when ICE and Border Patrol were in our streets,” Salas said of Bass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Lhakpa Sherpa, 52, known as the "Mountain Queen", first stood on the top of Everest in 2000, becoming the first Nepali woman to successfully summit and descend the world's highest peak.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

One cluster containing 282 meteors clearly stood out.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The alpina sign stood on the sideboard: they had remembered everything.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom