PLACED Synonyms: 256 Similar and Opposite Words

placed

verb

Definition of placed next

past tense of place

as in situated

to arrange something in a certain spot or position he carefully placed the flowers in a vase

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as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride

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as in estimated

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood

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as in ranked

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes placed second in the competition

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as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty placed the recent college grad in the company's research and development division

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as in introduced

to present or bring forward for discussion once again the issue of recurrent vandalism at the high school was placed before the town council

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as in employed

to provide with a paying job most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions

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Recent Examples of placed The Jags also have Hunter Long and Quintin Morris on the roster as blocking tight ends, and Boerkircher gives them another body at a position that the Los Angeles Rams placed an emphasis on last season. —

Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Wreaths and flowers were placed at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Memorial Park in Pasadena. —

City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 O'Hara has met with Lussier's family, acknowledging shortfalls but also pointing out that staffing levels and caseloads placed an extraordinary burden on officers at the time. —

Conor Wight, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. —

Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026 Researchers placed the masses on flat platelike objects called torsion disks, with the lighter masses on the inside suspended by a thin copper beryllium strip and the heavier masses located on a separate disk on the outside. —

Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026 Israel apologized and placed two soldiers in detention after the image caused outrage in Christian communities in Lebanon and across the world. —

Angus Watson, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 Should the referendum be placed on the ballot, Elizabeth Hennessy, the district’s bond advisor with Raymond James, said the money will go to Karner’s office. —

Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 Cherry Creek also struck a deal earlier this month for Assistant Superintendent Tony Poole to retire this summer after being placed on administrative leave for alleged insubordination. —

Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026

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The seat is deliberately situated for maximum forest and sunrise view, and over the years the neighboring field had been an apple orchard pruned out to favor maturing maple trees that are used for tapping.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Since June 2025, The Cloud by Käfer has been situated beneath the ceiling of Munich’s BMW Welt, the brand’s exhibition and experience center.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026