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
• established
• locked
• shifted
• carried
• rearranged
• slapped
• oriented
• plopped
• collected
• assembled
• clapped
• affixed
• ensconced
• reordered
• anchored
• wedged
• plunked
• lodged
• flopped
• ranked
• settled
• plumped
• arrayed
• laid out
• planked
• plunked down
• niched
• lined up
• berthed
• set down
• queued

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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• superseded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

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
• broke down
• arrayed
• indexed
• shelved
• drew up
• marshaled
• systematized
• clustered
• reclassified
• pigeonholed
• screened
• sifted
• clumped
• set
• sieved
• regrouped
• winnowed
• colligated
• recategorized
• subcategorized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

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)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of placed

One officer has been placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation continues. — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

The Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of the Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, found the works in an apartment in Parma; nine Moldovan nationals have since been placed under investigation. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

The album highlight, placed towards the end of the track list, features Geese frontman Cameron Winter on backing vocals. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

The sticker from his DeLind Fine Art Appraisals was still on the back of the framed print, just has it had been placed there in 2018. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Third-year pro Terrell Jennings, who looked like the favorite for the third running back spot, was placed on IR on Thursday. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Hauser is a powerhouse of the European tech scene and uniquely placed to comment on the continent’s position in the AI revolution. — Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

The group placed light detectors called photodiodes on the ground and on board a high-altitude balloon, which collected data on the light patterns before and after totality. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

The Chicago White Sox on Friday placed Joey Bart on the IL with a fracture in his left hand. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026