Synonyms for Take a stand:

• v.

  •fight, obstruct (verb)
  • oppose.
  •insist (verb)
  • press,
  • vow,
  • require,
  • repeat,
  • asseverate,
  • Importune,
  • maintain,
  • lay down the law,
  • assert,
  • stand firm,
  • urge,
  • aver,
  • reiterate,
  • hold,
  • contend,
  • be firm,
  • persist,
  • request,
  • demand,
  • swear.
  •oppose (verb)
  • dispute,
  • bar,
  • deny,
  • argue,
  • disapprove,
  • search out,
  • counter,
  • gainsay,
  • cross,
  • frown at,
  • turn the tables,
  • expose,
  • counterattack,
  • contradict,
  • reverse,
  • fight,
  • check,
  • fly in the face of,
  • encounter,
  • face down,
  • attack,
  • confront,
  • debate,
  • call in question,
  • resist,
  • combat,
  • defy,
  • run counter to,
  • take issue,
  • face,
  • stand up to,
  • bombard,
  • withstand,
  • battle,
  • taunt,
  • hinder,
  • assault,
  • thwart,
  • take on,
  • neutralize,
  • disagree,
  • assail,
  • protest,
  • not countenance,
  • controvert,
  • speak against,
  • prevent.
  •resolve (verb)
  • iron out,
  • settle,
  • fix,
  • clear up,
  • unfold,
  • intend,
  • dissolve,
  • propose,
  • pan out,
  • break down,
  • anatomize,
  • design,
  • remain firm,
  • unzip,
  • puzzle out,
  • pass upon,
  • dissect,
  • decipher,
  • work out,
  • answer,
  • make a point of,
  • work,
  • solve,
  • deal with,
  • unravel,
  • untangle,
  • undertake,
  • fathom,
  • analyze,
  • elucidate,
  • break,
  • work through,
  • lick.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • declare oneself.
  •
  • leg.
  •insist
  • stood firm,
  • insist,
  • stands firm,
  • standing firm.
  •oppose
  • counter-attacks,
  • standing to,
  • counter-attack,
  • fly in face of,
  • searched out,
  • not countenanced,
  • counterattacked,
  • counterattacking,
  • stood up to,
  • stand to,
  • turned the tables,
  • searching out.
  •resolve
  • breaking down.

Antonyms for Take a stand:

• v.

  • decide
    plant, postpone, waver, grow, begin, delay, refuse, wait, hesitate, start, put off, unsettle, defer, commence, procrastinate.
  • insist
    forget, desert, tolerate, abandon, reply, endure.
  • oppose
    forward, participate, retreat, favor, allow, encourage, agree, help, go along, give in, accept, aid, assist, permit, surrender, make peace, support, harmonize, yield, comply, join, approve.
  • resolve
    mull, oppose, assemble, fasten, mend, wonder, tangle, hide, question, put together.