Synonyms of laying on

laying on

verb

present participle of lay on

1

as in applying

to put a layer of on a surface

she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applying
• spreading
• smearing
• laying
• sheeting
• coating
• bedaubing
• besmearing
• layering
• plastering
• anointing
• dabbing
• slathering
• daubing
• overlying
• carpeting
• overlaying
• surfacing
• covering
• overspreading
• blanketing
• mantling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• stripping
• peeling
• uncovering
• baring

2

as in employing

chiefly British to provide with a paying job

lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employing
• hiring
• recruiting
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• engaging
• paying
• placing
• retaining
• assuming
• enlisting
• feeing
• keeping (on)
• jobbing
• reemploying
• partnering
• rehiring
• subcontracting
• promoting
• contracting
• re-employing
• upgrading
• re-engaging
• reengaging
• apprenticing
• scouting
• advancing
• headhunting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• firing
• discharging
• canning
• laying off
• sacking
• locking out
• axing
• furloughing