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 officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was placed on administrative duties, according to police. —

Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 The signs replace a display of 32 fabric flags that previously flew along the overpass fence, originally placed by community members after the crash, according to an ITD news release. —

Rose Evans april 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026 Whatever is placed on the paper as it is exposed—a body, a flower—is silhouetted. —

Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 Originally, five doctors at the Cardarelli Hospital were accused of medical negligence and placed under investigation for manslaughter after the mother and daughter were sent away from the emergency room on Christmas Eve. —

Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026 The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed Kansas City, and other parts of the forecast area under a slight risk of severe weather, Level 2 of 5, on Friday. —

Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026 Hill listened to the advice and placed a bunt just in front of the plate. —

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Most preseason rankings placed the A’s in the 20s out of 30 teams. —

Michael McGough. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Quintal, who was transported to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries along with Wilson, was placed on workers’ comp leave. —

Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

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Another two bedrooms are situated down here, as well, with the entire estate encompassing six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and three powder rooms.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
It’s partitioned by a long, tiled bar along the left wall, situated behind the hearth and its surrounding oval counter and framed, aesthetically, by double Moroccan doors painted in hypnotic geometries.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026