Definition for Stand by:

• One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant use or in an emergency.

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

Homophones for Stand by:

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

Hyponym for Stand by:

• v.

  • stative
    forbear, refrain.