Synonyms for Stand by:

• n.

  •
  • resist,
  • sit by,
  • refrain,
  • demur.
  •
  • abstain.
  •
  • advocate,
  • leave.
  •
  • neglect.
  •recourse (noun)
  • resort,
  • option,
  • stand-by,
  • choice,
  • refuge,
  • expediency,
  • makeshift,
  • remedy,
  • expedient,
  • resource,
  • way out,
  • substitute,
  • appeal,
  • shift,
  • stopgap.
  •understudy (noun)
  • double,
  • replacement,
  • sub,
  • backup,
  • stand-in,
  • pinch hitter,
  • fill-in,
  • reserve,
  • successor,
  • alternate.

• v.

  •advise, approve (verb)
  • recommend.
  •assert, claim; argue for (verb)
  • maintain.
  •back up (verb)
  • pull for,
  • lend support.
  •be certain, recommend (verb)
  • swear by.
  •befriend (verb)
  • benefit,
  • welcome,
  • take up with,
  • encourage,
  • come on to,
  • cotton to,
  • hit it off,
  • aid,
  • get chummy with,
  • buddy up,
  • assist,
  • take under one's wing,
  • advise,
  • get in with,
  • side with,
  • patronize,
  • case out,
  • favor,
  • sustain.
  •be patient, wait (verb)
  • sit tight.
  •defend (verb)
  • speak up for,
  • put in a good word,
  • explain,
  • apologize for,
  • guarantee,
  • stand up for,
  • prove a case,
  • warrant,
  • thump for,
  • cover for,
  • vindicate,
  • champion,
  • rationalize,
  • come to defense of,
  • argue,
  • bear one out,
  • go to bat for,
  • say in defense,
  • stonewall,
  • plead,
  • stick up for,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • justify,
  • exonerate,
  • assert,
  • exculpate,
  • espouse.
  •pause, rest (verb)
  • wait.
  •sit tight (verb)
  • stall,
  • lie in wait,
  • keep your shirt on,
  • cool it,
  • lie low,
  • hang around,
  • hold on,
  • linger,
  • hang out,
  • mark time,
  • put on hold,
  • hold the phone,
  • anticipate,
  • bide one's time,
  • fill time.
  •stative (verb)
  • stand by.
  •swear by (verb)
  • bank on,
  • have faith in,
  • depend on it,
  • believe in,
  • go on the record for.
  •uphold (verb)
  • elevate,
  • buoy up,
  • hold up one's end,
  • upraise,
  • countenance,
  • Uprear,
  • Upbear,
  • raise,
  • hold to,
  • uplift,
  • take up,
  • rear,
  • pick up,
  • hoist.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • miss,
  • skip,
  • keep off,
  • back up.
  •
  • endorse.
  •
  • screw up,
  • uphold.
  •
  • stand,
  • back,
  • brace.
  •champion
  • protector.
  •defend
  • stick for,
  • stood up for,
  • speaking for,
  • speak for.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bond,
  • bewilder,
  • stupefy,
  • adhere,
  • hold fast,
  • cling,
  • stick around,
  • stick to,
  • stick,
  • mystify,
  • bind,
  • puzzle,
  • cohere,
  • amaze,
  • befriend,
  • get,
  • lodge,
  • vex,
  • perplex,
  • second,
  • sting,
  • stay,
  • stick with,
  • gravel,
  • nonplus,
  • wedge,
  • stick about,
  • flummox,
  • dumbfound,
  • pose,
  • baffle,
  • succor,
  • help,
  • cooperate,
  • cleave,
  • stay put,
  • beat,
  • stick by.
  •upholder
  • patron,
  • supporter.

Antonyms for Stand by:

• n.

  • recourse
    hindrance, injury, obstruction, blockage, permanent.

• v.

  • adhere
    disjoin, loose, condemn, scorn, forget, ignore, loosen, overlook, neglect, unfasten, disregard, release, separate, not conform, disobey, let go.
  • back up
    pursue, continue, defend.
  • befriend
    dissuade, hinder, injure, discourage, stop, harm, thwart, hurt, obstruct, block.
  • defend
    blame, leave, punish, deny, quit, reject, oppose, accuse, sentence, renounce, attack, surrender, abandon, relinquish, protest, disapprove, resign, desert, forsake.
  • help
    handicap, depress, worsen, conceal, frustrate, counteract, delay, halt, decrease, hide, undermine, refuse, check, impede, prevent.
  • maintain
    repudiate, discard, give up.
  • recommend
    criticize, denounce, hate, censure, insult, debase, mock, dislike, humiliate, castigate.
  • second
    cease, move.
  • sustain
    deprive, hold, keep, disprove, trouble, starve, abbreviate, disagree, contradict, abstain, weaken, take, discontinue, veto, maintain, invalidate, shorten, let down.
  • uphold
    drop, fall, lessen, destroy, lower.
  • wait
    carry out, forward, hurry, carry on, go ahead, forge, DO, go, rush, advance.

• Other antonyms:

  • other_words
    controvert, rebut, betray, defect, retract, gainsay, disclaim, disown, take back, intervene, renege, dispute, abjure, interpose, negative, refute, negate, resist, reconsider, unsay, back off, back down, spurn, abnegate, two-time, withstand, revoke, disavow, recall, backstab, withdraw, recant, backtrack, double cross, intercede.

Homophones for Stand by:

• stand up, standpipe, standby, stone-deaf, stand-up, standoff.

Hyponym for Stand by:

• v.

  • stative
    forbear, refrain.