PUT UP Synonyms: 207 Similar and Opposite Words

put up

verb

Definition of put up

as in to erect

to fix in an upright position the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

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as in to build

to form by putting together parts or materials plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

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as in to sell

to offer for sale to the public put their possessions up for auction

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buy
purchase

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

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eject
evict

as in to plot

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

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as in to store

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of put up Hodge added only one run to his overnight score of 83, but overall added 91 runs with Hope for the fourth-wicket stand which revived West Indies hopes of putting up a challenging first innings total. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 The environmental advocacy organization also started installing sensors before Open Air Chicago put up its own devices and made the data publicly available. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 After the mother-daughter duo teamed up to put up huge numbers on Mother's Day, the golf influencer invited everyone on Saturday to wish her mother, Annette, a happy birthday. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Seattle’s squad needed to beat the 20 points that the Detroit/Dallas team put up to advance to the finals. — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for put up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for put up

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The killing sparked nationwide unrest, with cartel members erecting highway blockades and setting fire to vehicles and buildings across 20 Mexican states.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
With the city hall's toilets out of order, officials erected emergency toilets over sewer manholes outside the building, in temperatures of around 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and stifling humidity.

— USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of erect

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It’s been less than a year since Georgia Power’s regulator said the utility could double the size of its power grid and build new power plants, solar arrays and battery storage because of all the data centers slated to come here.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
The demand for memory chips in the data centers being built to power AI is causing a shortage and sending prices skyrocketing.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of build

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Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
The purchase set the record for the most expensive home ever sold in Miami-Dade County.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of sell

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Designed to be worn as a brooch, it is housed in black-and-bronze packaging featuring a metallic shield emblem, commemorative plaque and the replica pin.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
An arson charge was lodged Tuesday against a former Army soldier accused of going to a federal building in Manhattan that houses immigration court proceedings and setting a sidewalk fire, igniting fireworks and firing a pellet gun.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of house

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For the celebration itself, Jess and Nasko plotted a week of activities bouncing off (American) Labor Day weekend.

— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
With the room shaking, the show’s producer, Bob Johnston, plotted a course toward the nearest group of guards.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of plot

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What stopped it was the absence of SKU-level data, the item-by-item detail that shows what was in the basket rather than which store the basket came from.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
One of his colleagues suggested buying one instead and storing it in a warehouse used by Goodall’s fruit and vegetable business.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of store

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By land, the trip is possible for only a few weeks each winter, when the swampy tundra freezes hard enough to construct a temporary road.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Crocker, one of the Big Four, proposed hiring them to construct the railroad but faced pushback.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026