What is another word for put-on?

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, 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, 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, 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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How to use put-on in a sentence?

  1. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson:

    Throughout this period of the next two months we will be driven not by mere hope or economic necessity. We are going to be driven by the science, the data and public health, we will be monitoring our progress locally, regionally, and nationally and if there are outbreaks, if there are problems, we will not hesitate to put on the brakes.

  2. Ardis Mosley:

    It's like Halloween, you put on a costume, and then after the day or in the morning you're back to yourself, it's not fair to say the total population has moved on because they haven't...the movement is active but it's just not as visible.

  3. Jordan Etkin:

    The more things people put on their lists, the more open they are to creating goal conflict and its sort of negative downstream effects.

  4. Cynthia Arnson:

    I would put on the table now whether a hurting stalemate is at hand, i believe that it is.

  5. Will Freeman:

    I’ve been here since I was 17 years old. Almost half my life, I’ve been in this organization, it means everything to put on that Braves uniform every day. So hopefully I can continue to do that.

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