Synonyms for Stood by:

• v.

  •adhere (verb)
  • be faithful,
  • fulfill,
  • keep,
  • be devoted,
  • be loyal,
  • follow,
  • abide by,
  • observe,
  • maintain,
  • cleave to,
  • be attached,
  • be true,
  • support,
  • comply,
  • respect,
  • be devoted to,
  • heed,
  • obey,
  • stand by,
  • practice,
  • be constant,
  • mind.
  •back up (verb)
  • lend support,
  • pull for.
  •befriend (verb)
  • cotton to,
  • back,
  • encourage,
  • get chummy with,
  • get in with,
  • assist,
  • advise,
  • sustain,
  • favor,
  • take up with,
  • buddy up,
  • take under one's wing,
  • hit it off,
  • aid,
  • welcome,
  • come on to,
  • benefit,
  • patronize,
  • side with,
  • uphold,
  • case out,
  • help.
  •defend (verb)
  • cover for,
  • guarantee,
  • plead,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • justify,
  • recommend,
  • warrant,
  • espouse,
  • exonerate,
  • endorse,
  • stonewall,
  • prove a case,
  • come to defense of,
  • advocate,
  • exculpate,
  • apologize for,
  • speak up for,
  • thump for,
  • go to bat for,
  • bear one out,
  • vindicate,
  • say in defense,
  • champion,
  • explain,
  • back up,
  • assert,
  • befriend,
  • second,
  • argue,
  • stick up for,
  • stand up for,
  • put in a good word,
  • rationalize.
  •go to bat for (verb)
  • defend,
  • stand behind,
  • go to the wall for.
  •help (verb)
  • cheer,
  • plug,
  • prop,
  • do one's part,
  • promote,
  • push,
  • serve,
  • further,
  • hype,
  • cooperate,
  • sanction,
  • do a favor,
  • be of use,
  • abet,
  • go with,
  • lend a hand,
  • see through,
  • work for,
  • root for,
  • open doors,
  • save,
  • stump for,
  • buck up,
  • intercede,
  • bolster,
  • ballyhoo,
  • boost,
  • relieve,
  • accommodate,
  • succor,
  • stimulate,
  • do a service,
  • puff.
  •maintain (verb)
  • aver,
  • protest,
  • emphasize,
  • affirm,
  • hold,
  • attest,
  • asseverate,
  • avow,
  • contend,
  • profess,
  • plead for,
  • report,
  • state,
  • persist,
  • right,
  • declare,
  • allege,
  • fight for,
  • correct,
  • insist,
  • say,
  • rectify,
  • stress.
  •recommend (verb)
  • magnify,
  • be all for,
  • vouch for,
  • speak highly of,
  • prize,
  • put on to,
  • praise,
  • eulogize,
  • speak well of,
  • hold up,
  • extol,
  • commend,
  • value,
  • glorify,
  • exhort,
  • acclaim,
  • exalt,
  • think highly of,
  • prescribe,
  • celebrate,
  • compliment,
  • put forward,
  • laud,
  • counsel,
  • urge,
  • go on record for,
  • steer,
  • esteem,
  • applaud,
  • suggest,
  • front for,
  • be satisfied with,
  • confirm,
  • enjoin,
  • advance,
  • propose.
  •second (verb)
  • forward,
  • approve,
  • go along with,
  • give moral support.
  •sit tight (verb)
  • hang out,
  • bide one's time,
  • lie in wait,
  • hold the phone,
  • lie low,
  • stall,
  • anticipate,
  • mark time,
  • stay put,
  • hang around,
  • keep your shirt on,
  • cool it,
  • put on hold,
  • linger,
  • fill time,
  • stick around,
  • hold on.
  •sustain (verb)
  • keep going,
  • keep alive,
  • buttress,
  • carry,
  • pack,
  • convey,
  • provide for,
  • buoy,
  • foster,
  • transfer,
  • protract,
  • nurse,
  • verify,
  • feed,
  • bankroll,
  • nurture,
  • preserve,
  • go for,
  • tote,
  • validate,
  • transport,
  • lug,
  • bear,
  • brace,
  • continue,
  • comfort,
  • keep from falling,
  • nourish,
  • ratify,
  • supply,
  • shore up,
  • prolong.
  •swear by (verb)
  • bank on,
  • have faith in,
  • go on the record for,
  • depend on it,
  • believe in.
  •uphold (verb)
  • uplift,
  • stick by,
  • pick up,
  • Upbear,
  • buoy up,
  • hold up one's end,
  • rear,
  • Uprear,
  • raise,
  • upraise,
  • countenance,
  • hold to,
  • take up,
  • elevate,
  • hoist.
  •wait (verb)
  • bide,
  • foresee,
  • hang,
  • hold everything,
  • remain,
  • await,
  • save it,
  • keep shirt on,
  • look for,
  • stay,
  • hang onto your hat,
  • look forward to,
  • abide,
  • expect,
  • watch,
  • tarry,
  • sweat it,
  • stay up for,
  • delay,
  • sit up for,
  • hold back,
  • hole up,
  • dally,
  • sit tight.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words (noun):
  • Defended,
  • supported,
  • Carried,
  • sustained,
  • held up,
  • maintained.

Antonyms for Stood by:

• v.

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