stands for
phrase
1
as in allows
to give permission for or to approve of They would not stand for their children missing curfew. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- allows
- permits
- has
- suffers
- tolerates
- admits
- green-lights
- licenses
- consents (to)
- assents (to)
- agrees (to)
- authorizes
- accedes (to)
- commissions
- acquiesces
- grants
- vouchsafes
- sanctions
- warrants
- concedes
- brooks
- endures
- okays
- licences
- supports
- condones
- accords
- countenances
- OKs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- prohibits
- forbids
- bans
- enjoins
- denies
- hinders
- proscribes
- vetoes
- refuses
- rejects
- impedes
- obstructs
- disapproves
- disallows
- checks
- revokes
- suppresses
- withholds
- keeps
- frowns (at or on)
- dislikes
- censures
- curbs
- deplores
- discountenances
- grudges
- restrains
- interdicts
- represses
- disfavors
2
as in stands
to put up with (something painful or difficult) The nanny did not stand for whining from the children. Synonyms & Similar Words
- stands
- endures
- tolerates
- accepts
- handles
- sticks out
- takes
- lives with
- sweats out
- bears
- sustains
- stomachs
- meets
- brooks
- absorbs
- supports
- toughs it out
- swallows
- lumps (it)
- abides
- pockets
- hacks
- wears
- countenances
- goes
- bides
- suffers
- allows
- permits
- reconciles (to)
- respects
- agrees (with or to)
- yields (to)
- submits (to)
- consents (to)
- assents (to)
- acquiesces
- capitulates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- refuses
- rejects
- declines
- dismisses
- turns down
- opposes
- spurns
- contests
- repudiates
- resists
- fights
- combats
- avoids
- refrains (from)
- escapes
- misses
- eludes
- evades
- abstains (from)
- bypasses
- circumvents
- dodges
- forbears
3
as in symbolizes
to serve as a material counterpart of He got a tattoo that stood for his love of fishing. Synonyms & Similar Words
- symbolizes
- represents
- emblematizes
- embodies
- exemplifies
- illustrates
- bodies
- personifies
- manifests
- epitomizes
- incarnates
- objectifies
- personalizes
- materializes