Synonyms of placed

placed

verb

past tense of place

1

as in situated

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

he carefully placed the flowers in a vase

Synonyms & Similar Words

• situated
• put
• positioned
• located
• deposited
• laid
• disposed
• stuck
• emplaced
• set
• planted
• fixed
• deposed
• set up
• parked
• moved
• locked
• established
• shifted
• carried
• slapped
• rearranged
• oriented
• plopped
• collected
• reordered
• assembled
• clapped
• plunked
• affixed
• ensconced
• anchored
• plonked
• wedged
• lodged
• flopped
• ranked
• plumped
• settled
• arrayed
• laid out
• clapt
• berthed
• queued
• planked
• plonked down
• plunked down
• niched
• lined up
• set down

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• removed
• took
• relocated
• replaced
• banished
• displaced
• superseded
• supplanted
• dislodged

• removed
• took
• relocated
• replaced
• banished
• displaced
• superseded
• supplanted
• dislodged

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2

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type

I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classified
• ranked
• relegated
• grouped
• distinguished
• distributed
• separated
• graded
• listed
• typed
• categorized
• sorted
• identified
• classed
• filed
• pegged
• organized
• recognized
• ranged
• digested
• referred
• ordered
• codified
• compartmentalized
• compartmented
• disposed
• assorted
• cataloged
• culled
• alphabetized
• catalogued
• marshalled
• broke down
• arrayed
• indexed
• shelved
• drew up
• marshaled
• systematized
• clustered
• reclassified
• pigeonholed
• screened
• sifted
• clumped
• set
• sieved
• regrouped
• winnowed
• colligated
• recategorized
• subcategorized

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• scrambled
• lumped
• confused
• jumbled
• mixed (up)
• disarranged
• misclassified
• mistyped
• missorted
• mis-sorted

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• scrambled
• lumped
• confused
• jumbled
• mixed (up)
• disarranged
• misclassified
• mistyped
• missorted
• mis-sorted

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3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimated
• made
• put
• calculated
• figured
• supposed
• guessed
• judged
• gauged
• reckoned
• called
• concluded
• understood
• conjectured
• gaged
• deduced
• inferred
• gathered
• reasoned
• extrapolated

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• measured
• computed
• calibrated
• scaled
• worked out

• measured
• computed
• calibrated
• scaled
• worked out

4

as in ranked

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

placed second in the competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranked
• was
• stood
• rated
• graded
• seeded
• grouped
• counted
• classed
• classified
• installed
• categorized
• separated
• sorted
• codified
• set
• compartmentalized
• instated

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointed
• nominated
• assigned
• constituted
• named
• designated
• attached
• commissioned
• detailed
• inducted
• created
• delegated
• authorized
• elected
• selected
• installed
• chose
• instituted
• ordained
• crowned
• consecrated
• inaugurated
• anointed
• made
• destined
• invested
• deputed
• deputized
• drafted
• instated
• enthroned
• voted (in)
• throned
• handpicked
• singled (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• expelled
• removed
• displaced
• ejected
• deposed
• evicted
• ousted
• dethroned
• threw out
• unseated
• overthrew
• blackballed
• uncrowned
• unmade

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• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• expelled
• removed
• displaced
• ejected
• deposed
• evicted
• ousted
• dethroned
• threw out
• unseated
• overthrew
• blackballed
• uncrowned
• unmade

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6

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduced
• raised
• discussed
• suggested
• mentioned
• brought up
• offered
• proposed
• cited
• named
• broached
• mooted
• referred (to)
• debated
• expressed
• alluded (to)
• spoke (of)
• interrupted
• aired
• ventilated
• talked (about)
• vented
• interjected
• thrashed (out or over)

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• suppressed
• silenced
• quieted
• censored
• hushed (up)

• suppressed
• silenced
• quieted
• censored
• hushed (up)

7

as in employed

to provide with a paying job

most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employed
• recruited
• hired
• engaged
• retained
• paid
• signed (up or on)
• enlisted
• assumed
• laid on
• feed
• took on
• partnered
• promoted
• reemployed
• rehired
• subcontracted
• contracted
• jobbed
• re-engaged
• apprenticed
• upgraded
• reengaged
• re-employed
• scouted
• kept (on)
• advanced
• headhunted

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• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• canned
• sacked
• laid off
• axed
• locked out
• furloughed

• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• canned
• sacked
• laid off
• axed
• locked out
• furloughed

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