stead (Meaning)
stead (n)
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Synonyms & Antonyms of stead
Synonyms:
- privilege
- pull
- opportunity
- jump
- lead
- high ground
- start
- inside track
- better
- whip hand
- drop
- upper hand
- odds
- margin
- vantage
- bulge
Antonyms:
- obstacle
- disparity
- hindrance
- obstacle
- catch
- bar
- let
- let
- stop
- embarrassment
- rub
- bar
- obstruction
- hitch
- catch
- disability
- inequality
- disability
- disparity
- check
- stranglehold
- check
- inequality
- interference
- hindrance
- obstruction
- hitch
- impediment
- interference
- shortcoming
- impairment
- embarrassment
- impediment
- imbalance
- stop
- stranglehold
- impairment
- shortcoming
- imbalance
- rub
stead Sentence Examples
- The stalwart detective remained steadfast at his post, despite the relentless storm.
- The knight took his steed's reins and led it into the fray, standing in its stead against the marauding barbarians.
- The young apprentice worked tirelessly, aiming to master his craft and take his master's stead in time.
- The weary traveler found solace in the inn, seeking comfort in its warm stead rather than braving the biting cold outside.
- The disappointed athlete paced back and forth, regretting the mistake that cost him his victory and forced him to take third stead.
- The once-fertile field lay fallow, its crops withered and its soil barren, as if to mock the farmer who toiled in its stead.
- The substitute teacher stood before the class, feeling a twinge of nervousness as she took her absent colleague's stead.
- The politician's words rang hollow, their meaning lost beneath a thick veneer of empty rhetoric, yet they filled the halls of power in the stead of truth.
- The aging patriarch watched his grandchildren play, a bittersweet pang in his heart as he realized he had reached the stead where he now passed the torch to the next generation.
- The artist toiled in his studio, seeking inspiration, but his brush strokes faltered, leaving the canvas blank and his mind adrift in its stead.
FAQs About the word stead
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
advantage, edge, privilege, pull, opportunity,jump, lead, high ground, start, inside track
liability, handicap, minus, drawback, disadvantage, handicap, detriment, strike, detriment, drawback
The stalwart detective remained steadfast at his post, despite the relentless storm.
The knight took his steed's reins and led it into the fray, standing in its stead against the marauding barbarians.
The young apprentice worked tirelessly, aiming to master his craft and take his master's stead in time.
The weary traveler found solace in the inn, seeking comfort in its warm stead rather than braving the biting cold outside.
