Antonyms for stand bystand by

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1. stand byverb

   Synonyms:
   go to the wall for someone

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1. stand by

   Help expresses greater dependence and deeper need than aid. In extremity we say "God help me!" rather than "God aid me!" In time of danger we cry "help! help!" rather than "aid! aid!" To aid is to second another's own exertions. We can speak of helping the helpless, but not of aiding them. Help includes aid, but aid may fall short of the meaning of help. In law to aid or abet makes one a principal. (Compare synonyms for ACCESSORY.) To cooperate is to aid as an equal; to assist implies a subordinate and secondary relation. One assists a fallen friend to rise; he cooperates with him in helping others. Encourage refers to mental aid, as uphold now usually does; succor and support, oftenest to material assistance. We encourage the timid or despondent, succor the endangered, support the weak, uphold those who else might be shaken or cast down. Compare ABET; PROMOTE.

   Antonyms:
   counteract, discourage, oppose, resist, thwart, withstand

   Synonyms:
   abet, aid, assist, befriend, cooperate, encourage, foster, help, second, succor, support, sustain, uphold

   Preposition:
   Help in an enterprise with money; help to success; against the enemy.

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1. stand byverb

   not act or do anything

   "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

   Synonyms:
   stick by, stick around, stick about, stick, adhere

2. stand by, stick around, stick aboutverb

   be available or ready for a certain function or service

   Synonyms:
   stay, stay put, stick, stick about, adhere, stick around, stick by

3. stand by, stick by, stick, adhereverb

   be loyal to

   "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

   Synonyms:
   stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, dumbfound, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, stick about, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, puzzle, adhere

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1. stand by

   Synonyms:
   befriend, vindicate, advocate, defend, maintain

How to use stand by in a sentence?

1. Jane E. Brody:

   Turn your midlife crisis to your own advantage by making it a time for renewal of your body and mind, rather than stand by helplessly and watch them decline.

2. Quentin Tarantino:

   I love my son and have great respect for him as an artist but he is dead wrong in calling police officers, particularly in New York City where I grew up, murderers, he is a passionate man and that comes out in his art but sometimes he lets his passion blind him to the facts and to reality. I believe that is what happened when he joined in those anti-cop protests. Quentin Tarantino was speaking at a rally protesting police brutality when he said : This is not being dealt with in any way at all. That's why we are out here. If it was being dealt with, then these murdering cops would be in jail or at least be facing charges. When I see murders, I do not stand by, Quentin Tarantino added. I have to call a murder a murder, and I have to call the murderers the murderers. Quentin Tarantino made his comments just days after a New York City police officer was killed in the line if duty. PBA president Patrick J. Lynch said he appreciated Tony Tarantino's comments.

3. Darren Woods:

   We condemn the statements and are deeply apologetic for them, including comments regarding interactions with elected officials, they are entirely inconsistent with the way we expect our people to conduct themselves. We were shocked by these interviews and stand by our commitments to working on finding solutions to climate change.

4. Matt Dornic:

   We stand by our poll.

5. Leon Panetta:

   I don't think Israel is going to stand by and allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon because they would view that as a direct threat to the existence of Israel, it would be my sense that Israel would seriously consider some type of military action to deal with that.

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