Other Words for Stand

Stand as a Noun has these synonyms:

continue, remain, persist, be or remain in effect or in force, prevail, obtain, apply, exist

Example: The law will stand as it is till it is rescinded or modified by the court.

copse, grove, wood, thicket, brake, spinney, coppice

Example: Near the house was a small stand of beeches.

rack, frame, bracket, hatstand, coat-rack

Example: This stand is for displaying a china plate. I left my hat on the stand in your office.

staging, platform, dais, stage, bandstand, summer-house

Example: We like to go to the stand in the park to hear the band play.

Stand as a Verb has these synonyms:

counter, booth, stall, table, wagon or waggon, barrow, cart

Example: He sells fruit from a stand in the street.

defense, resistance, effort

Example: This campaign will be our last stand in trying to retrieve some of the market we lost.

position, attitude, stance, posture, policy, philosophy, point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, belief, opinion, sentiment, feeling, line

Example: I disagree completely with the Chancellor's stand on the economy.

rise, arise, get up, be upstanding

Example: We all stood when the master of ceremonies proposed a toast to mcarthur.

stop, stopover, halt, stay, performance, show

Example: We do some one-night stands in the country before returning to Manchester.

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