Synonyms for stand firm
stand firm

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1. resist, hold out, withstand, stand firmverb

   stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

   Synonyms:
   live, exsert, reject, hold firm, stand pat, stand, last, refuse, stretch forth, wear, hold up, hold out, fend, withstand, stand fast, hold, balk, live on, dissent, put out, stretch out, extend, jib, go, endure, defy, baulk, survive, protest, resist

2. stand pat, stand firm, hold firm, stand fastverb

   refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief

   Synonyms:
   hold firm, stand fast, hold out, stand pat, withstand, resist

Matched Categories

1. • Insist
   • Oppose

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1. Fran Lebowitz:

   Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:

   We have no way out. We have to stand firm. We need armored vehicles, we need tanks, we need fighter jets, and obviously, we spent a lot of time talking about this together.

3. John Locke:

   Earthly minds, like mud walls, resist the strongest batteries; and though, perhaps, somethimes the force of a clear argument may make some impression, yet they nevertheless stand firm, keep out the enemy, truth, that would captivate or disturbe them.

4. David Horovitz:

   I think that he feels fated that he is leading the Jewish people when it potentially faces a genocidal threat, that is the Netanyahu mindset -- that people are in peril, and he needs to stand firm and say what he wants to say and if necessary take the step that needs to be taken.

5. Marcus Aurelius:

   The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing; the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.