stood still
Didn't budge once
Stood still is the past tense of stand still—to stop moving and remain in place.
It describes a moment of complete motionlessness: The deer stood still when it heard us approach.
Figuratively, time or progress can stand still: For a moment, the world stood still.
The phrase emphasizes deliberate cessation of movement rather than mere inactivity.
- stationaryNot in motion
- immobileUnable to shift
- unmovingLacking any motion
- dead stopComplete cessation of motion
- quietLacking in sound
motionless · static · pause · rooted · rooted to the spot · frozen · waiting · hush · petrified · deer in headlights · meditative · contemplative · riveted · stopped cold · arrested · anchored · halted · silence
stood stillprogressed
Moved toward completion
advanced · proceeded · continued · moved forward · pressed on
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