Synonyms for PUT-ON
ˈpʊtˌɒn, -ˌɔn; -ˈɒn, -ˈɔnput-on

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1. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onnoun

   a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

   Synonyms:
   jeer, fraud, prank, joke, trick, scoff, takeoff, caper, farce comedy, parody, hoax, spoof, put-on, humbug, farce, burlesque, travesty, scoffing, antic, pasquinade, jeering, mockery, sendup, lampoon, dupery, charade, fraudulence

   Antonyms:
   genuine, echt

2. fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-onnoun

   something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

   Synonyms:
   pasquinade, put-on, tarradiddle, duplicity, drool, twaddle, bilgewater, caper, burlesque, fraud, parody, baloney, takeoff, joke, mockery, tommyrot, humbug, pretender, charade, fake, faker, impostor, role player, hoax, sham, fraudulence, dupery, pseud, trick, pseudo, antic, lampoon, shammer, snake oil, travesty, sendup, tosh, boloney, deceit, taradiddle, spoof, imposter, bosh, prank

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine

3. antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onadjective

   a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

   Synonyms:
   pasquinade, put-on, thaumaturgy, gag, john, sendup, deception, legerdemain, magic trick, parody, job, jest, capriole, fraud, whoremaster, clowning, takeoff, caper, mockery, humbug, charade, frivolity, jape, jocularity, play, joke, buffoonery, romp, fraudulence, fast one, dupery, trick, illusion, magic, lampoon, harlequinade, antic, hoax, travesty, whoremonger, laugh, gambol, frolic, burlesque, spoof, conjuring trick, prank, japery, conjuration

   Antonyms:
   genuine, echt

4. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, shamverb

   adopted in order to deceive

   "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, fancied, fake, mistaken, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, simulated, put on, fictional, assumed, false, faux, fictitious, sham, fabricated, pretended, untrue

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine

5. wear, put on, get into, don, assumeverb

   put clothing on one's body

   "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, dupe, put one over, seize, take, simulate, befool, slang, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put one across, acquire, move into, adopt, strike, have on, take for granted, come in, assume, take over, gain, presume, take in, go into, break, fall apart, jade, apply, arrogate, tire out, wear upon, turn in, get into, sham, bust, get in, usurp, wear off, gull, outwear, cod, fool, enter, wear down, accept, weary, take on, feign, fatigue, mount, go in, take up, tangle with, fag out, wear, bear

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine

6. put onverb

   add to something existing

   "She put on a sun room"

   Synonyms:
   dupe, gull, gain, put one over, get into, slang, put one across, turn in, put on, befool, cod, assume, take in, wear, mount, fool, don, apply

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine

7. put onverb

   put on the stove or ready for cooking

   "put on the tea, please!"

   Synonyms:
   dupe, gull, gain, put one over, get into, slang, put one across, turn in, put on, befool, cod, assume, take in, wear, mount, fool, don, apply

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine

8. put on, turn inverb

   carry out (performances)

   "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"

   Synonyms:
   dupe, go to bed, hit the sack, gull, deliver, gain, put one over, get into, slang, fork out, go to sleep, sack out, put one across, turn in, put on, render, befool, hand over, cod, crawl in, kip down, assume, take in, wear, hit the hay, mount, fork over, fool, bed, don, apply, fork up, retire

   Antonyms:
   genuine, echt

9. put onverb

   add to the odometer

   "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"

   Synonyms:
   dupe, gull, gain, put one over, get into, slang, put one across, turn in, put on, befool, cod, assume, take in, wear, mount, fool, don, apply

   Antonyms:
   genuine, echt

10. mount, put onverb

    prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

    "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"

    Synonyms:
    get on, put one over, gull, gain, bestride, turn in, get into, slang, climb on, wax, dupe, assume, put on, apply, go up, don, cod, mount up, put one across, take in, befool, wear, climb up, ride, rise, fool, jump on, hop on, climb, mount

    Antonyms:
    echt, genuine

11. put on, applyverb

    apply to a surface

    "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

    Synonyms:
    dupe, use, gull, gain, put one over, get into, enforce, slang, practice, hold, put one across, turn in, put on, utilize, befool, cod, give, assume, take in, wear, lend oneself, mount, employ, fool, implement, don, go for, apply, utilise

    Antonyms:
    genuine, echt

12. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one acrossverb

    fool or hoax

    "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

    Synonyms:
    earn, draw, take in, put one over, gather in, suck up, assimilate, invite, befool, catch, slang, imbibe, make, pull in, don, put on, tantalise, put one across, take, have, suck, adopt, view, rally, tease, assume, see, fool around, horse around, gain, fool away, fritter, ingest, realise, apply, ride, turn in, get into, sop up, watch, receive, fritter away, arse around, clear, razz, frivol away, gull, take up, soak up, tantalize, cod, dissipate, fool, shoot, bring in, overhear, rag, mount, taunt, wear, dupe, realize, consume, absorb, collect, bait, twit, suck in

    Antonyms:
    genuine, echt

13. gain, put onverb

    increase (one's body weight)

    "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

    Synonyms:
    earn, take in, benefit, pull in, befool, gather, hit, arrive at, attain, win, slang, don, put on, put one across, pull ahead, acquire, make headway, fool, advance, make, assume, put one over, gain, realise, apply, turn in, gain ground, clear, gull, profit, get into, cod, dupe, derive, reach, bring in, wear, mount, realize, get ahead

    Antonyms:
    genuine, echt

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1. Charlamagne Tha God:

   It's just about being intentional, like actually being intentional with the voices that we choose to put on various platforms and just being intentional about empowering the voices that need to be heard, shut up, get out of the way and let Black women lead and that I truly believe they'll take us to the promised land.

2. Jeff Goolsby:

   I understand that a lot of what Trump is saying is a little bombastic. It's a little put on. It's for entertainment.

3. George Burns:

   Everyday happiness means getting up in the morning, and you can't wait to finish your breakfast. You can't wait to do your exercises. You can't wait to put on your clothes. You can't wait to get out -- and you can't wait to come home, because the soup is hot.

4. Steve Wynn:

   We could put [on] a water-ski show in the afternoon and we could at night have a great show like they have in Disneyland, only bigger, and we can have fireworks every night .?.?. that would cover the whole 40 acres as an umbrella.

5. Derek Aberle:

   A lot of the things (Jana) put on the table were very consistent with things we’d already been talking to our shareholders about and already been planning for a long time.