stood
Remained on feet
Stood is the past tense and past participle of stand.
Where someone stood is where they were positioned: She stood by the window.
To have stood for something is to have represented or tolerated it: The party stood for reform, I wouldn't have stood for that behavior.
It stood to reason means it was logical or obvious.
Kept in grasp
- remainedStayed in place
- appliedPut into practice
- obtainedCame into possession
- prevailedProved stronger ultimately
persisted · continued · endured · stayed · maintained · held true · held water
Lacking all movement
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- rootedFirmly established in place
- plantedPut into ground
immobile · unmoving · fixed · anchored · halted · paused · waiting · positioned
Successfully opposed or survived
- survivedRemained alive through hardship
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- toleratedPermitted without approval
lasted · persevered · outlasted · braved · sustained · held up · remained · stayed
Stood for abstractly
- signifiedExpressed meaning symbolically
- meantConveyed or purposed
- denotedIndicated or represented
- embodiedGiven corporeal expression
indicated · expressed · championed · advocated · supported · backed · upheld · defended
Refused to yield
- opposedAgainst something stated
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- confrontedChallenged or opposed directly
- rebelledResisted those in charge
protested · refused · defied · countered · fought back
held
Kept in grasp
prevailed · persisted · continued · endured · stayed · maintained · held true · held water
motionless
Lacking all movement
planted · immobile · unmoving · fixed · anchored · halted · paused · waiting · positioned · poised
withstood
Successfully opposed or survived
tolerated · lasted · persevered · outlasted · braved · sustained · held up · remained · stayed · continued
symbolized
Stood for abstractly
embodied · indicated · expressed · championed · advocated · supported · backed · upheld · defended · represented
resisted
Refused to yield
- opposedAgainst something stated
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- confrontedChallenged or opposed directly
rebelled · protested · refused · defied · countered · fought back
- stood upFailed to appear
- stood outWas notably conspicuous
- stood bySupported or awaited
- stood up toConfronted without retreating
- stood stillCeased all movement
- stood a chanceWas not hopeless