stands for
Acts as symbol
Stands for indicates what an abbreviation or acronym represents: NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Beyond abbreviations, it means to represent or symbolize: The flag stands for freedom.
To stand for something is also to tolerate it, usually in the negative: I won't stand for this kind of behavior.
- representsStands in for
- signifiesExpresses or represents meaning
- symbolizeRepresent through signs
- typifyEmbody characteristic traits
- exemplifyRepresent through instance
abbreviation · denote · shorthand · embody · placeholder · mnemonic · code · alias · name tag · emblematic · proxy · acronym · indicate · surrogate · defends · substitute · in place of · initialism
- signifiesrepresents, means, signifies, denotes, indicates
representation/symbolism
stands formisrepresents
Depicts inaccurately or deceptively
obscures · distorts · conceals · belies · contradicts
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