Antonyms for lay
leɪlay

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1. lay

   Put is the most general term for bringing an object to some point or within some space, however exactly or loosely; we may put a horse in a pasture, or put a bullet in a rifle or into an enemy. Place denotes more careful movement and more exact location; as, to place a crown on one's head, or a garrison in a city. To lay is to place in a horizontal position; to set is to place in an upright position; we lay a cloth, and set a dish upon a table. To deposit is to put in a place of security for future use; as, to deposit money in a bank; the original sense, to lay down or let down (quietly), is also common; as, the stream deposits sediment.

   Synonyms:
   deposit, place, put, set

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1. lay

   Antonyms:
   erect, raise, lift, excite, disarrange, disorder, scrape, abrade

   Synonyms:
   place, establish, deposit, allay, prostrate, arrange, dispose, put, spread, set down

Matched Categories

1. • Impose
   • Lay
   • Prepare
   • Put
   • Song

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1. ballad, laynoun

   a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

   Antonyms:
   sacred, professional

   Synonyms:
   ballad

2. ballad, layadjective

   a narrative poem of popular origin

   Antonyms:
   professional, sacred

   Synonyms:
   ballad

3. laic, lay, secularadjective

   characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

   "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"

   Antonyms:
   professional, sacred

   Synonyms:
   profane, temporal, laic, secular, worldly

4. layverb

   not of or from a profession

   "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"

   Antonyms:
   sacred, professional

   Synonyms:
   laic, secular

5. put, set, place, pose, position, layverb

   put into a certain place or abstract location

   "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

   Antonyms:
   professional, sacred

   Synonyms:
   sit, site, redact, gear up, fructify, send, mystify, put down, coiffure, plant, cast, put, prepare, do, rank, frame, place, impersonate, fix, countersink, arrange, stick, set up, define, station, gravel, aim, repose, amaze, beat, posture, come out, dress, typeset, localise, dumbfound, localize, mark, go under, point, locate, specify, correct, bewilder, set, personate, position, come in, rate, sic, range, limit, jell, grade, present, coiffe, post, baffle, pose, vex, coif, commit, direct, perplex, stupefy, flummox, ready, rig, get, order, invest, identify, determine, target, puzzle, model, go down, congeal, assign, lay out, couch, adjust, nonplus

6. lay, put down, reposeverb

   put in a horizontal position

   "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

   Antonyms:
   sacred, professional

   Synonyms:
   put, destroy, bring down, enter, get down, recline, disgrace, set, pose, put down, place, degrade, discharge, drop, unload, rest, repose, set down, record, land, take down, reside, position, demean, drop off, recumb, place down, write down

7. layverb

   prepare or position for action or operation

   "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"

   Antonyms:
   professional, sacred

   Synonyms:
   set, place, put down, put, position, pose, repose

8. layverb

   lay eggs

   "This hen doesn't lay"

   Antonyms:
   professional, sacred

   Synonyms:
   set, place, put down, put, position, pose, repose

9. layverb

   impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

   "lay a responsibility on someone"

   Antonyms:
   professional, sacred

   Synonyms:
   set, place, put down, put, position, pose, repose

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1. layadjective

   Synonyms:
   laic, laical

2. laynoun

   Synonyms:
   song, ballad, lyric

3. layverb

   Synonyms:
   deposit, place, impose, assess, impute, charge, ascribe, attribute, submit, present, offer, superimpose

How to use lay in a sentence?

1. Doug McLinko:

   People shouldn’t be allowed to lay in bed and eat Tostitos and do a mail-in ballot, i’m not stupid. We’re going to have to learn to do it.

2. Joe Biden:

   Bernie has labeled himself, not me, a democratic socialist. I think that's the label that the president is going to lay on everyone running with Bernie if he is the nominee.

3. Terry Hutt:

   I camp out here like the rest of them, we lay on the ground. We’ve got our knapsacks, and we all look out for each other.

4. Rex Tillerson:

   Building islands and then putting military assets on those islands is akin to Russia's taking of Crimea. Its taking of territory that others lay claim to.

5. Daniel Sheahan:

   If I come out with nothing, so be it, i'm not going to lay down and say it's OK.

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