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Synonyms for stand for
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Princeton's WordNet
typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, representverb
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
Synonyms:
signify, mean, typify, hold still for, be, represent, play, lay out, comprise, symbolise, defend, stage, interpret, map, exemplify, correspond, act, symbolize, make up, epitomize, intend, present, epitomise, constitutemean, intend, signify, stand forverb
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
Synonyms:
entail, signify, mean, typify, hold still for, represent, destine, imply, symbolise, specify, have in mind, designate, think, correspond, think of, symbolize, intendrepresent, stand for, correspondverb
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
"Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
Synonyms:
fit, stage, act, mean, typify, play, be, represent, equate, lay out, signify, tally, agree, defend, comprise, symbolise, hold still for, match, map, exemplify, present, check, make up, correspond, gibe, symbolize, interpret, intend, jibe, constitutestand for, hold still forverb
tolerate or bear
"I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"
Synonyms:
intend, correspond, symbolize, symbolise, signify, mean, hold still for, represent, typify
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#19 | be | |
#197 | map | |
#272 | check | |
#325 | think | |
#516 | play | |
#552 | act | |
#805 | present | |
#1008 | mean | |
#1536 | match | |
#1572 | stage | |
#1734 | agree | |
#1931 | fit | |
#2976 | represent | |
#3823 | specify | |
#6492 | constitute | |
#7739 | defend | |
#8834 | intend | |
#10023 | interpret | |
#10787 | imply | |
#11919 | correspond | |
#13120 | designate | |
#13950 | comprise | |
#18615 | tally | |
#25856 | entail | |
#29166 | signify | |
#32467 | equate | |
#45058 | symbolize | |
#51238 | exemplify | |
#85364 | jibe | |
#112350 | symbolise | |
#115369 | typify | |
#142401 | epitomize | |
#187258 | destine | |
#213898 | gibe | |
#296706 | epitomise |
How to use stand for in a sentence?
Preston's reverence for those who have served our nation reminds us why we salute our flag, why we put our hands on our hearts for the pledge of allegiance, and why we proudly stand for the national anthem.
The greatest journey in life you will undertake is the one for self awareness. Finding out who you are and what you stand for.
Our job is to build a nation in which we all stand together, as one people, there is a lot of anger being generated and hatred being generated against Muslims in this country, that's absolutely correct. There is hatred being generated in this country, and if we stand for anything, we've got to stand together and end all forms of racism, and I will lead that effort as president of the United States.
When I run for office, I tell people what I stand for, and when you hear what I stand for, if you want to support me and donate to our campaign -- assuming you're not a really, really bad person or something like that -- we accept that.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy needs to be very clear that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's going to stand for truth in this party.
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