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Synonyms for stand back
stand back
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
stand back
Synonyms:
avoid, hold aloof, hold off, keep aloof, keep away, keep clear, keep out, let alone, let be, retire, stand aside, stand away, stand off, withdrawAntonyms:
arbitrate, intercede, intercept, interfere, intermeddle, interpose, interrupt, meddle, mediate
Princeton's WordNet
stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay awayverb
stay clear of, avoid
"Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"
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keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay awaystand backverb
stand away from an object or person
"He stood back to look at her"
Synonyms:
keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away
How to use stand back in a sentence?
We stare into the fire of life, the flame of the soul, Yet we stand, so far away, Basking in the eternal energy that flows from within it, We stand back, too scared to approach the flames.
I don’t want to see our citizens killed over a bad situation that could’ve been avoided if we just stand back and take a few minutes, slowing the process down is what we’re teaching.
We have to be able to go in there and find out what's happening so we can be tipped off and not stand back and treat all communities as if they're the same, if it's Islamist terrorism, we have to have more surveillance in those communities.
California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy:
I will not stand back as a leader of this party, believing in this nation that all are created equal, that that stands or continues to stand and have any role with us.
I think that's the lesson of last week, that needs to be done on a bipartisan basis so we're happy to work on it with Democrats if we can find any who are willing to do so rather than those who just want to stand back and enjoy the show.
Translations for stand back
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- zurückbleibenGerman
- un paso atrásSpanish
- katsoa vierestäFinnish
- չմասնակցել, [[ետ]] [[կանգնել]], [[ձեռնպահ]] [[մնալ]]Armenian
- ficar de fora, [[sair]] [[de]] [[perto]], [[distanciar]]-[[se]], dar distância, [[ir]] [[para]] [[trás]], [[ficar]] [[de]] [[longe]], [[ficar]] [[afastado]], [[dar]] [[espaço]], [[afastar]]-[[se]], recuarPortuguese
- sta în spateRomanian
- [[остава́ться]] [[в]] [[сторона, [[держа́ться]] [[сза́ди]], отступи́ть, отойти́, [[не]] [[вме́шиваться]], отступа́ть, отходи́тьRussian
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