Synonyms for apply
əˈplaɪap·p·ly

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1. apply

   Synonyms:
   adduce, use, employ, allot, dedicate, devote, exercise, apportion, direct, engage

   Antonyms:
   disuse, divorce, discard, supersede, alienate, remove, misapply, misdirect, divert, misappropriate, misemploy

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1. use, utilize, utilise, apply, employverb

   put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

   "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

   Synonyms:
   lend oneself, use, practice, give, hold, utilise, put on, employ, engage, hire, enforce, implement, expend, utilize, go for, habituate

2. apply, hold, go forverb

   be pertinent or relevant or applicable

   "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, practice, book, lend oneself, retain, hope, moderate, enforce, support, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, bind, deem, utilize, put on, arrest, guard, take, have, concord, employ, try for, check, make, take for, keep, defy, control, take to, harbor, utilise, go for, throw, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, hold up, curb, hold, use, have got, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, hold in, accept, halt, contain, obtain, maintain, confine, concur, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, implement, view as, fancy, consent, bear

3. applyverb

   ask (for something)

   "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"

   Synonyms:
   employ, use, go for, give, lend oneself, put on, implement, utilise, enforce, practice, hold, utilize

4. 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, utilise

5. lend oneself, applyverb

   be applicable to; as to an analysis

   "This theory lends itself well to our new data"

   Synonyms:
   employ, use, go for, give, lend oneself, put on, implement, utilise, enforce, practice, hold, utilize

6. give, applyverb

   give or convey physically

   "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

   Synonyms:
   commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, enforce, impart, pass on, lend oneself, move over, return, establish, utilize, put on, reach, present, have, employ, fall in, make, pay, go for, throw, gift, kick in, feed, break, ease up, give, grant, open, founder, devote, hold, pass, render, use, practice, sacrifice, yield, turn over, leave, give way, consecrate, utilise, generate, contribute, afford, implement, hand

7. practice, apply, useverb

   avail oneself to

   "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

   Synonyms:
   use, rehearse, practise, enforce, give, drill, practice, hold, utilise, put on, employ, lend oneself, commit, implement, expend, utilize, go for, habituate, do, exercise

8. enforce, implement, applyverb

   ensure observance of laws and rules

   "Apply the rules to everyone";

   Synonyms:
   lend oneself, follow out, carry out, follow through, implement, employ, give, go through, hold, utilise, put on, follow up, use, impose, enforce, practice, put through, utilize, go for

9. applyverb

   refer (a word or name) to a person or thing

   "He applied this racial slur to me!"

   Synonyms:
   employ, use, go for, give, lend oneself, put on, implement, utilise, enforce, practice, hold, utilize

10. applyverb

    apply oneself to

    "Please apply yourself to your homework"

    Synonyms:
    employ, use, go for, give, lend oneself, put on, implement, utilise, enforce, practice, hold, utilize

Matched Categories

1. • Administer
   • Devote
   • Refer
   • Request

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1. appertaining

   relating to; concern

   Submitted by 12495704 on December 1, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. applyverb

   Synonyms:
   lay upon, put or place upon

2. applyverb

   Synonyms:
   appropriate, use, employ, exercise, ply, convert to use, put to use

3. applyverb

   Synonyms:
   disperse, execute, carry out, put in practice

4. applyverb

   Synonyms:
   devote, dedicate, addict, direct, engage, turn attentively, bend with diligence

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1. applyverb

   Synonyms:
   utilize, employ, practice

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1. List of paraphrases for "apply":

   applies, applicable, implement, applied, applying, enforce, application, implementation, implementing, ισχύουν, request, use, implemented, ask, impose

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How to use apply in a sentence?

1. Richard Parkes:

   We believe the FDA will likely view the risk as likely to be a class effect and apply changes to all approved drugs in the class, thus, even with information added to Onglyza's label for increased risk of heart failure hospitalization, we do not expect the drug to be commercially disadvantaged versus other members of its class.

2. Meghan Farley:

   Many schools are making it easier and easier for students to apply to more and more schools.

3. Chenkai Wu:

   It may not apply to everybody, but we think work brings people a lot of economic and social benefits that could impact the length of their lives.

4. Samuel Alito:

   A lot of Chief Justice John Roberts brief and all the other briefs that have been filed against Texas in both of these cases suggest that we should issue a rule that applied just to this case, when we decide a case, the rule that we establish should apply to everybody who's similarly situated.

5. Scott Walker:

   I'm not comparing those two entities, what I meant was, it was about … the leadership we provided under extremely difficult circumstances, arguably, the most difficult of any governor in the country, and maybe in recent times.To me, I apply that to saying if I were to run and if I were to win and be commander in chief, I believe that kind of leadership is what's necessary to take on radical Islamic terrorism.