Synonyms for put
pʊtput

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Neil Greenberg:

   That's all you have to give so the fact that they are saying more than that suggests that either they have been put in a difficult situation because they have had pressure put on them, or that they are distressed enough that they have broken protocol because they believe what they are saying.

2. Pete Sessions:

   I hope we, as a nation, aim to respect the rule of law and feel blessed to have men and women in blue that put their lives on the line each day. We cannot and must not live in a lawless society, we must empower our local and state law enforcement to take the necessary actions for the safety of others. As a member of the House Oversight Committee, I would like to ask the Department of Justice why they feel it necessary to become involved?

3. Michael Wadleigh:

   What people know of Woodstock today is our film. They don't really know the reality in any other way than we put it, i think we were pretty faithful, but another filmmaker might have chosen to film all love songs and not really gone for the politics. But that was what I wanted to do.

4. Matthew Foldi:

   We put it on ourselves to listen to liberal, far-left ideas because otherwise you are not learning anything, this is the first time Bannon is making a public appearance since leaving Breitbart. It’s impossible to say there is nothing to learn here.

5. Kathleen Leary:

   People have put their animals in cages, tied them to trees, dumped them in the woods ... and normally they end up dying from starvation.