LAID Synonyms: 251 Similar and Opposite Words

laid

verb

Definition of laid next

past tense of lay

as in put

to arrange something in a certain spot or position just lay the book over there on the table for now

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as in settled

to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid) the rain was just hard enough to lay the dust in the air

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as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty state officials tried to lay a tax on merchandise sold over the Internet

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as in prepared

to make ready in advance she's laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time

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as in applied

to put a layer of on a surface the mason laid mortar over the first row of bricks before starting the second

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as in bet

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event I'll lay five dollars that you can't do it

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as in ascribed

to explain (something) as being the result of something else an electrical fire that was laid to faulty wiring

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as in buried

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea lay the corpse to rest

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Recent Examples of laid With that hearing now less than a week away, the sights and sounds of the dying mall point to the fact that it could soon be laid to rest. —

Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026 After eggs are laid, most songbirds leave the nest within 30 days. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026 Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, a European Union member, laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial just outside the Kremlin walls but stayed away from the Red Square parade. —

CBS News, 9 May 2026 Many of his later programs have been capped by a coda in which the tricks of the trade are laid bare—no trick being more vital than that of extreme patience, with camera operators waiting days, or even weeks, for the right cub, or pup, or fledgling, or froglet, to show up. —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 The stones in its foundation were laid with sarooj, a traditional mortar (material used to bind bricks and stones during construction). —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 The date marks the day in 1876, when the cornerstone for a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Pompeii was laid. —

ABC News, 8 May 2026 Mahan also laid into his rival, noting that even some Democrats in Congress wrote to Becerra expressing concern after the story was published. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026 There, the royals laid a wreath and posy at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honor the fallen and the military partnership between the United Kingdom and the United States, but a problem was spotted with the Union Jack flag on parade. —

Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

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If a drug retails for $100 and a hospital can buy it for $60, then charges the patient or their insurance the full $100 price, the hospital then has $40 to put toward other expenses.

— Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Neto expanded and was able to put a ball into right field.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026