stood for
phrase
1
as in permitted
to give permission for or to approve of They would not stand for their children missing curfew. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- permitted
- allowed
- had
- suffered
- tolerated
- admitted
- licensed
- authorized
- green-lighted
- commissioned
- acquiesced
- agreed (to)
- acceded (to)
- assented (to)
- consented (to)
- conceded
- sanctioned
- granted
- vouchsafed
- endured
- okayed
- accorded
- condoned
- warranted
- brooked
- supported
- licenced
- countenanced
- OK'd
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- prohibited
- enjoined
- banned
- vetoed
- proscribed
- hindered
- forbade
- denied
- refused
- rejected
- withheld
- frowned (at or on)
- impeded
- obstructed
- revoked
- suppressed
- disallowed
- disapproved
- kept
- checked
- censured
- deplored
- disliked
- forbad
- restrained
- repressed
- interdicted
- curbed
- disfavored
- discountenanced
- grudged
2
as in tolerated
to put up with (something painful or difficult) The nanny did not stand for whining from the children. Synonyms & Similar Words
- tolerated
- stood
- endured
- accepted
- handled
- took
- stuck out
- sweat out
- sustained
- lived with
- sweated out
- lumped (it)
- toughed it out
- met
- absorbed
- swallowed
- supported
- stomached
- wore
- abode
- brooked
- hacked
- pocketed
- bore
- abided
- countenanced
- suffered
- went
- bided
- bode
- allowed
- permitted
- agreed (with or to)
- reconciled (to)
- respected
- yielded (to)
- submitted (to)
- acquiesced
- assented (to)
- consented (to)
- capitulated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismissed
- refused
- rejected
- opposed
- declined
- turned down
- repudiated
- resisted
- spurned
- fought
- avoided
- contested
- escaped
- missed
- combated
- abstained (from)
- refrained (from)
- evaded
- eluded
- combatted
- bypassed
- circumvented
- dodged
- forbore
3
as in represented
to serve as a material counterpart of He got a tattoo that stood for his love of fishing. Synonyms & Similar Words
- represented
- symbolized
- emblematized
- embodied
- illustrated
- personified
- manifested
- exemplified
- personalized
- incarnated
- bodied
- objectified
- epitomized
- materialized