Synonyms for put
pʊtput

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1. put

   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, lay, place, set

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1. put option, putverb

   the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

   Synonyms:
   put option

2. 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"

   Synonyms:
   sit, site, redact, gear up, fructify, send, mystify, put down, coiffure, plant, cast, 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, lay, 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

3. putverb

   cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation

   "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing"

   Synonyms:
   lay, arrange, cast, position, set, commit, order, assign, pose, redact, set up, invest, frame, couch, place

4. frame, redact, cast, put, couchverb

   formulate in a particular style or language

   "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

   Synonyms:
   vomit, roll, vagabond, frame in, barf, lay, draw up, ramble, set up, compose, spue, disgorge, range, commit, be sick, invest, sick, stray, rove, honk, place, frame, entrap, chuck, drop, puke, throw, cast, assign, edit, redact, mould, purge, cat, wander, upchuck, arrange, vomit up, border, order, position, ensnare, pose, hurtle, mold, cast off, shake off, throw off, swan, throw away, regorge, tramp, contrive, frame up, draw, spew, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, set, couch, project, retch, roam, shed

5. put, assignverb

   attribute or give

   "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

   Synonyms:
   set apart, arrogate, set up, set, pose, frame, place, cast, lay, invest, portion, impute, redact, ascribe, arrange, depute, delegate, specify, designate, couch, position, commit, attribute, assign, order, allot

6. invest, put, commit, placeverb

   make an investment

   "Put money into bonds"

   Synonyms:
   dedicate, seat, institutionalize, empower, endue, localize, perpetrate, intrust, trust, commit, enthrone, target, vest, post, station, place, frame, point, come in, gift, position, grade, arrange, adorn, assign, pull, lay, institutionalise, give, aim, cast, devote, redact, couch, identify, direct, charge, practice, endow, indue, site, set up, invest, confide, rank, consecrate, rate, clothe, send, induct, entrust, come out, set, order, locate, pose, localise, range

7. place, put, setverb

   estimate

   "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

   Synonyms:
   lay out, go under, dress, rank, prepare, mark, localize, range, fix, commit, target, fructify, station, gear up, go down, post, place, specify, frame, point, come in, position, aim, arrange, cast, assign, redact, lay, correct, countersink, jell, plant, determine, coiffure, do, define, direct, grade, couch, identify, coif, ready, set up, invest, sic, locate, rate, coiffe, limit, send, rig, come out, set, typeset, adjust, order, site, pose, localise, congeal

8. putverb

   cause (someone) to undergo something

   "He put her to the torture"

   Synonyms:
   lay, arrange, cast, position, set, commit, order, assign, pose, redact, set up, invest, frame, couch, place

9. putverb

   adapt

   "put these words to music"

   Synonyms:
   lay, arrange, cast, position, set, commit, order, assign, pose, redact, set up, invest, frame, couch, place

10. arrange, set up, put, orderverb

    arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

    "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

    Synonyms:
    tack together, commit, put together, ordain, dress, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, range, fix, establish, put in, dictate, rate, gear up, put up, place, lay out, entrap, regulate, position, coiffure, arrange, govern, rig, assign, redact, ordinate, lay, coiffe, regularize, do, rank, frame, fix up, regularise, erect, ensnare, raise, couch, stage, coif, launch, pitch, cast, ready, set up, enjoin, effect, invest, effectuate, install, consecrate, rear, grade, assemble, tell, format, set, prescribe, order, pose, say

Matched Categories

1. • Apply
   • Arrange
   • Change
   • Estimate
   • Formulate
   • Music
   • Organize
   • Spend
   • Subject

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. putverb

   Synonyms:
   place, set, lay, deposit, commit

2. putverb

   Synonyms:
   impose, enjoin, levy, inflict

3. putverb

   Synonyms:
   propose, offer, state, present, bring forward

4. putverb

   Synonyms:
   oblige, compel, force, constrain

5. putverb

   Synonyms:
   incite, urge, entice, induce

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1. List of paraphrases for "put":

   placed, set, bring, make, place, made, ask, putting, placing, exert, subjected, lay, raised, brought, get, laid, posed, wear, submitted, post, give, mise, asked, knocked, pose, tabled, mettre

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How to use put in a sentence?

1. Letitia James:

   Soaring gas prices are forcing working New Yorkers and low-income families to make difficult decisions on whether to pay bills or put food on the table. Price gouging is unfair and illegal and my office is determined to make sure it doesn't happen in our state.

2. Saud Humaid Assubayii:

   He should not be put back. I don't think it's in the interest of Syria. I don't think it's in the interests of the region. It's only in the interest of a small group of people, of a very small minority.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   We will not stand for the Islamic Republican of Iran to take actions that put American men and women in jeopardy.

4. Isaac Herzog:

   No decent leader would join the 'Netanyahu circus' that you put together at the last minute, on the strength of one seat, only to extend your rule.

5. Olympian Anne Warner Cribbs:

   We have the opportunity to put our unique stamp on the Games and inspire a new generation of American youth to pursue sports and fitness.