What are some opposite words for stand ?
Antonyms for stand
stændstand
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Princeton's WordNet
base, pedestal, standnoun
a support or foundation
"the base of the lamp"
Antonyms:
relent, soften, yield, sit, lie, sit downSynonyms:
standstill, al-Qaeda, sales booth, groundwork, al-Qaida, pedestal, rack, point of view, theme, basis, fundament, standpoint, nucleotide, foundation, viewpoint, radical, root, floor, footstall, substructure, foot, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, stall, outdoor stage, bandstand, home, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, tie-up, infrastructure, plinth, al-Qa'ida, bagstandnoun
the position where a thing or person stands
Antonyms:
relent, sit down, soften, lie, sit, yieldSynonyms:
standstill, base, standpoint, rack, viewpoint, bandstand, outdoor stage, pedestal, point of view, tie-up, sales booth, stallstandnoun
a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
"they cut down a stand of trees"
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yield, soften, sit, relent, sit down, lieSynonyms:
standstill, base, standpoint, rack, viewpoint, bandstand, outdoor stage, pedestal, point of view, tie-up, sales booth, stallstandnoun
a small table for holding articles of various kinds
"a bedside stand"
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sit down, soften, sit, yield, lie, relentSynonyms:
standstill, base, standpoint, rack, viewpoint, bandstand, outdoor stage, pedestal, point of view, tie-up, sales booth, stallrack, standnoun
a support for displaying various articles
"the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
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sit, soften, yield, sit down, lie, relentSynonyms:
standstill, wrack, base, tie-up, single-foot, viewpoint, stand, outdoor stage, standpoint, bandstand, wheel, pedestal, point of view, rack, sales booth, stallstand, standstill, tie-upnoun
an interruption of normal activity
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yield, relent, sit down, soften, sit, lieSynonyms:
tie-up, stall, pedestal, stand, sales booth, dead end, stalemate, viewpoint, rack, tie, base, affiliation, outdoor stage, point of view, bandstand, impasse, association, standpoint, deadlock, standstillpoint of view, viewpoint, stand, standpointnoun
a mental position from which things are viewed
"we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
Antonyms:
sit, yield, lie, relent, soften, sit downSynonyms:
standstill, base, standpoint, rack, viewpoint, stand, outdoor stage, bandstand, pedestal, point of view, vantage point, tie-up, sales booth, stallstall, stand, sales boothnoun
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
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lie, sit, yield, relent, soften, sit downSynonyms:
carrel, tie-up, stall, sales booth, stand, viewpoint, rack, kiosk, base, carrell, booth, outdoor stage, point of view, stalling, bandstand, pedestal, cubicle, standpoint, standstillstandnoun
a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
"a one-night stand"
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sit, lie, soften, relent, sit down, yieldSynonyms:
standstill, base, standpoint, rack, viewpoint, bandstand, outdoor stage, pedestal, point of view, tie-up, sales booth, stallstandnoun
tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
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sit, yield, sit down, relent, lie, softenSynonyms:
standstill, base, standpoint, rack, viewpoint, bandstand, outdoor stage, pedestal, point of view, tie-up, sales booth, stallbandstand, outdoor stage, standnoun
a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
Antonyms:
soften, relent, sit, sit down, yield, lieSynonyms:
bandstand, base, standpoint, rack, viewpoint, stand, standstill, point of view, pedestal, outdoor stage, tie-up, sales booth, stallstandverb
a defensive effort
"the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
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yield, lie, sit, relent, sit down, softenSynonyms:
standstill, base, standpoint, rack, viewpoint, bandstand, outdoor stage, pedestal, point of view, tie-up, sales booth, stallstand, stand upverb
be standing; be upright
"We had to stand for the entire performance!"
Antonyms:
relent, soften, sit down, sit, yield, lieSynonyms:
rise, bristle, put up, get up, stand, suffer, resist, abide, support, hold up, fend, stomach, digest, brook, hold water, uprise, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, stick up, endure, stand up, place upright, bear, arisestandverb
be in some specified state or condition
"I stand corrected"
Antonyms:
sit, soften, relent, yield, lie, sit downSynonyms:
place upright, tolerate, brook, abide, stand up, endure, remain firm, support, stomach, put up, resist, suffer, fend, digest, stick out, bearstandverb
occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
"We stand on common ground"
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sit down, sit, soften, lie, relent, yieldSynonyms:
place upright, tolerate, brook, abide, stand up, endure, remain firm, support, stomach, put up, resist, suffer, fend, digest, stick out, bearstand, remain firmverb
hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
"I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
Antonyms:
relent, lie, yield, sit down, sit, softenSynonyms:
put up, stand, suffer, resist, abide, support, fend, stomach, digest, brook, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, endure, stand up, place upright, beardigest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Antonyms:
soften, sit down, yield, lie, sit, relentSynonyms:
bide, project, ache, hold out, run, endure, affirm, underpin, carry, stand up, assume, have, hold, last, sustain, confirm, fend, stay, weather, take over, go, jut, endorse, jut out, turn out, digest, deport, prevail, comport, set up, behave, die hard, pay, jump out, remain firm, offer, tolerate, deliver, indorse, hurt, abide, condense, raise, fend for, back up, stomach, birth, patronage, stand out, live, contribute, stick out, meet, brook, expect, patronize, suffer, concentrate, protrude, acquit, substantiate, brave out, survive, domiciliate, get, put forward, stand, can, post, plunk for, persist, live on, have a bun in the oven, give birth, back, jump, allow, rear, lose, place upright, wear, house, contain, leap out, bear, patronise, subscribe, hold up, corroborate, provide, erect, defend, brave, put up, tin, keep going, accept, bear out, support, resist, plump for, nominate, yield, gestate, permit, conductstandverb
have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
"Where do you stand on the War?"
Antonyms:
yield, relent, sit down, sit, soften, lieSynonyms:
place upright, tolerate, brook, abide, stand up, endure, remain firm, support, stomach, put up, resist, suffer, fend, digest, stick out, bearstandverb
remain inactive or immobile
"standing water"
Antonyms:
sit, sit down, relent, lie, yield, softenSynonyms:
place upright, tolerate, brook, abide, stand up, endure, remain firm, support, stomach, put up, resist, suffer, fend, digest, stick out, bearstandverb
be in effect; be or remain in force
"The law stands!"
Antonyms:
yield, relent, soften, sit down, sit, lieSynonyms:
place upright, tolerate, brook, abide, stand up, endure, remain firm, support, stomach, put up, resist, suffer, fend, digest, stick out, bearstandverb
be tall; have a height of; copula
"She stands 6 feet tall"
Antonyms:
soften, yield, relent, sit down, sit, lieSynonyms:
place upright, tolerate, brook, abide, stand up, endure, remain firm, support, stomach, put up, resist, suffer, fend, digest, stick out, bearstand, stand up, place uprightverb
put into an upright position
"Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
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sit, relent, sit down, lie, yield, softenSynonyms:
rise, bristle, put up, get up, stand, suffer, resist, abide, support, hold up, fend, stomach, digest, brook, hold water, uprise, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, stick up, endure, stand up, place upright, bear, ariseresist, stand, fendverb
withstand the force of something
"The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
Antonyms:
sit, sit down, yield, relent, soften, lieSynonyms:
jib, put up, baulk, reject, stand, stand firm, resist, abide, support, hold out, fend, withstand, stomach, digest, suffer, balk, brook, dissent, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, place upright, endure, stand up, bear, defy, refuse, proteststandverb
be available for stud services
"male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"
Antonyms:
yield, sit, sit down, relent, soften, lieSynonyms:
place upright, tolerate, brook, abide, stand up, endure, remain firm, support, stomach, put up, resist, suffer, fend, digest, stick out, bear
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
standnoun
Synonyms:
halt, stop, pause, stay, tripod, trivet, situation, location, position, post, stall, booth, quandary, perplexity, resistance, opposition, withstanding, stillionstandverb
Synonyms:
endure, bear, weather, brook, suffer, tolerate, yield to, abide, submit, agree, accord, be consistent, stagnate
Editors Contribution
kneel
well, if your not kneeling, then your standing.
Submitted by acronimous on February 12, 2019
How to use stand in a sentence?
In some cases, consolidation can be beneficial where it allows the supply chain to take costs out. If we get to a point where consolidation is reducing our sources to a level where we can't stand, we've had the opportunity to build new sources of supply. We always have that flexibility.
Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and somtimes agaisnt it - but sail we must. And not drift, nor lie at anchor.
It does not contain every idea our party likes, i am confident Democrats will feel the same. Yet Republicans believe the many serious differences between our two parties should not stand in the way of agreeing where we can agree and making law that helps our nation.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel:
As high as mind stands above nature, so high does the state stand above physical life. Man must therefore venerate the state as a secular deity. The march of God in the world, that is what the State is.
I am proud to stand with the parents of Dearborn.
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