What is another word for stand in?

Pronunciation: [stˈand ˈɪn] (IPA)

The phrase "stand in" can have a number of different meanings, and depending on the context, there may be a variety of synonyms that can be used to convey the same idea. For example, if someone is serving as a temporary replacement for someone else, they might be described as a substitute or a proxy. If someone is standing in a particular place or location, other synonyms might include occupy, reside, or inhabit. In some cases, "stand in" might also reference a figurative sense of taking someone's place or representing them in some way, which could be described using synonyms like represent, embody, or symbolize.

What are the hypernyms for Stand in?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Stand in?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Famous quotes with Stand in

  • The other inmates stand in a long straight line, flanked by guards, and I am dragged past them. I do not respect them, because they will not run - will not try to escape.
    Jack Henry Abbott
  • I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself.
    Diane Arbus
  • We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge.
    Matt Blunt
  • To unfold the secret laws and relations of those high faculties of thought by which all beyond the merely perceptive knowledge of the world and of ourselves is attained or matured, is a object which does not stand in need of commendation to a rational mind.
    George Boole
  • To have some idea what it's like, stand in the outside lane of a motorway, get your mate to drive his car at you at 95 mph and wait until he's 12 yards away, before you decide which way to jump.
    Geoffrey Boycott

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