Synonyms of put

put

verb

ˈpu̇t 

1

as in to situate

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

you can put this box next to the bookshelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• situate
• place
• lay
• position
• locate
• stick
• set
• deposit
• dispose
• set up
• fix
• depose
• move
• establish
• park
• plant
• slap
• emplace
• carry
• lock
• rearrange
• shift
• collect
• assemble
• clap
• orient
• plop
• reorder
• affix
• plunk
• settle
• niche
• plunk down
• rank
• anchor
• ensconce
• lay out
• plump
• set down
• flop
• line up
• plank
• lodge
• array
• wedge
• queue
• berth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take
• remove
• relocate
• replace
• displace
• supersede
• banish
• supplant
• dislodge

2

as in to say

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

tried to think of a good way of putting the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• express
• articulate
• formulate
• phrase
• word
• state
• describe
• couch
• clothe
• translate
• speak
• summarize
• tell
• suggest
• imply
• disclose
• hint
• craft
• restate
• communicate
• paraphrase
• talk
• render
• frame
• utter
• insinuate
• rephrase
• write up
• verbalize
• intimate
• reword
• vocalize

3

as in to estimate

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

put the time of the photograph at about noon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimate
• make
• calculate
• figure
• guess
• suppose
• gauge
• judge
• reckon
• place
• call
• understand
• conclude
• gather
• infer
• conjecture
• deduce
• extrapolate
• reason

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measure
• scale
• compute
• calibrate
• work out

4

as in to impose

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impose
• charge
• fine
• assess
• levy
• lay
• exact
• compel
• force
• penalize
• extort
• dock
• squeeze
• tax
• inflict
• wring
• coerce
• excise
• wrest
• skin
• bleed
• milk
• wreak
• set
• shake down
• gouge
• reapply
• relay
• mulct
• fleece
• reimpose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remit
• diminish
• lessen
• release
• ignore
• forgive
• abate
• disregard
• excuse
• condone
• pardon
• gloss (over)
• gloze (over)

5

as in to adjust

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

put the words of his patriotic poem to the tune of a well-known drinking song

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjust
• adapt
• tailor
• conform
• suit
• fit
• edit
• shape
• prepare
• customize
• accommodate
• acclimate
• match
• condition
• transform
• convert
• establish
• acclimatize
• modify
• readjust
• fashion
• doctor
• bend
• alter
• equip
• tune
• correct
• revise
• reclaim
• familiarize
• ready
• model
• rework
• pattern
• settle
• gear
• orient
• harmonize
• regulate
• prime
• root
• orientate
• recast
• attune
• refocus
• redesign
• remake
• recycle
• square
• reinvent
• acquaint
• train
• readapt
• harden
• redo
• rig
• rehearse
• toughen
• inure
• reengineer
• redevelop
• fine-tune
• accustom
• register
• season
• refashion
• remodel
• revamp
• habituate
• rejigger
• make over
• refit
• naturalize
• refigure
• phase
• fiddle (with)
• habilitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

6

as in to bet

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

deciding to go for broke, he put $1000 on a horse that had 20 to 1 odds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bet
• play
• lay
• wager
• offer
• go
• gamble
• stake
• bid
• speculate
• venture
• adventure
• jeopardize
• chance
• endanger
• hazard
• imperil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of put

The issue, the unions said, is putting patients in jeopardy and driving nurses away from the field. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour were the workhorses that put the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit and built the International Space Station. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

With the Yankees and Padres playing a rubber match on Sunday afternoon, the Bombers were counting on their ace to put them in position for a series win. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

He’s been talking about vanity projects as one source put it to me. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing put

• hard put
• put (something) straight
• put away
• put by
• put down
• put forth
• put forward
• put in
• put in (for)
• put into words
• put off
• put on
• put on an act
• put one's finger on
• put out
• put over
• put paid to
• put the kibosh on
• put through
• put to it
• put to sleep
• put together
• put up
• put up a front
• put up with