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 Department leaders placed the officer involved on paid administrative leave while the shooting is investigated, per department policy. —

Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026 The ski course is tackled several times and between each lap athletes shoot at five metal targets placed 10 meters away. —

ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 Toles, a promising outfielder who played parts of three seasons with the team from 2016 to 2018, did not report to spring training in 2019 and was quietly placed on the restricted list before it was eventually revealed that Toles had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. —

Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 In Beijing, Elliott placed fourth in banked slalom and sixth in snowboard cross with half an inch of his femur bone sticking out of his leg. —

Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026 After all, when placed on a marquee, this punctuation mark signifies that a film will contain an exceptional array of excitement, thrills, and shock, heightening our expectations — as well as our disappointment when (as often happens) the hype isn’t delivered. —

Rachel Simon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 These life-size sculptures are fixed to walls with metal supports, placed on chairs to register bodily scale, or positioned on the floor in juxtaposition with larger compositions. —

Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026 Police said the suspect was then identified and placed under arrest for hit-and-run causing injury. —

Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026 Faksa, who was day-to-day as the Olympic break ended, was placed on IR not long after. —

Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026

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The epicenter was situated roughly 3 miles west-northwest of The Geysers, at a depth of just 2 miles.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The park, which includes a baseball field, playpen and tennis courts, is situated on the west side of town, on the corner of Enfield and Winsted, right off Mopac South.

— Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026