put on

put on

verb

Definition of PUT ON

1

to place on one's person <I put on a coat and shoes to go outside>

Synonyms don, slip (on or into), throw (on)

Related Words apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bedizen, bundle up, caparison, clothe, doll up, dress, garb, rig, robe, suit, trick, uniform; overdress

Near Antonyms disrobe, strip, undress

Antonyms doff, remove, take off

2

to describe or express in too strong terms <some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made>

Synonyms exaggerate, overdo, overdraw, put on

Related Words color, elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; fudge, hedge; melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize

Near Antonyms belittle, minimize, play down

Antonyms understate

3

to present a false appearance of <put on a show of anger just for fun>

Synonyms act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate

Related Words dissimulate, impersonate, let on, masquerade, play, playact, pose; forge, imitate; camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask; feint; malinger