Synonyms of put out

put out 1 of 2

adjective

as in annoyed

subjected to and reacting with irritation

he gets put out if anyone disturbs his dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoyed
• irritated
• bothered
• upset
• aggravated
• angry
• exasperated
• displeased
• vexed
• irritable
• infuriated
• frustrated
• peeved
• teed off
• troubled
• angered
• disturbed
• outraged
• scunnered
• mad
• galled
• indignant
• narked
• irked
• distressed
• sore
• perturbed
• cross
• steaming
• irate
• inflamed
• tortured
• tested
• pinpricked
• provoked
• bristly
• peevish
• churlish
• resentful
• fretful
• testy
• petulant
• tormented
• tried
• disapproving
• bilious
• snappish
• irascible
• snuffy
• riled
• dyspeptic
• ireful
• cantankerous
• shirty
• huffy
• harassed
• plagued
• rankled
• persecuted
• badgered
• grouchy
• bearish
• harried
• grumpy
• crabby
• choleric
• piqued
• roiled
• touchy
• ill-humored
• pestered
• hassled
• fussy
• bedeviled
• cranky
• inconvenienced
• haggled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• content
• pleased
• satisfied
• happy
• calm
• delighted
• serene
• tranquil
• placid
• peaceable
• pacific

put out

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to exert

to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively

despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat her longtime tennis rival

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exert
• apply
• use
• wield
• exercise
• employ
• utilize
• ply
• abuse
• misuse
• misapply

2

as in to extinguish

to cause to cease burning

put out the campfire before leaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguish
• quench
• blow out
• snuff (out)
• stamp (out)
• blanket
• douse
• smother
• choke
• suffocate
• rub out
• snub (out)
• stub

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light
• fire
• ignite
• kindle
• inflame

3

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoy
• bother
• bug
• irritate
• persecute
• wear on
• get to
• get
• burn (up)
• eat
• aggravate
• hack (off)
• spite
• rub the wrong way
• anger
• frost
• get one's goat
• stick in one's craw
• grate
• worry
• itch
• ruffle
• get on one's nerves
• exasperate
• irk
• set one's teeth on edge
• infuriate
• vex
• rile
• pique
• gripe
• chafe
• nettle
• plague
• gall
• tease
• rasp
• provoke
• nark
• insult
• peeve
• upset
• offend
• harass
• nag
• rouse
• hassle
• devil
• bullyrag
• enrage
• heckle
• inflame
• badger
• hagride
• distress
• harry
• outrage
• exercise
• discomfort
• antagonize
• pester
• bait
• agitate
• freak (out)
• unsettle
• undo
• perturb
• incense
• rankle
• roil
• discompose
• disquiet
• affront
• madden
• unhinge
• fret
• miff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appease
• placate
• satisfy
• please
• pacify
• oblige
• conciliate
• gratify
• delight
• mollify
• propitiate
• assure
• content
• comfort
• reassure
• cheer
• quiet
• console
• soothe
• gladden
• solace

4

as in to weigh

to cause discomfort to or trouble for

if it wouldn't put you out too much, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weigh
• bother
• trouble
• disturb
• inconvenience
• hold back
• interfere (with)
• hold up
• disoblige
• tie up
• discommode
• upset
• burden
• anger
• incommode
• hinder
• bug
• annoy
• saddle
• impede
• encumber
• hamper
• inhibit
• provoke
• handicap
• obstruct
• hamstring
• aggravate
• shackle
• hobble
• fetter
• get
• irk
• vex
• exasperate
• rile
• chafe
• pique
• inflame
• gall
• grate
• perturb
• trammel
• manacle
• agitate
• nettle
• peeve

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assist
• aid
• favor
• help
• accommodate
• facilitate
• oblige
• ease
• smooth
• satisfy
• please
• appease
• disarm
• abet
• content
• comfort
• placate
• gratify
• delight
• pacify
• console
• conciliate
• mollify
• gladden

5

as in to publish

to produce and release for distribution in printed form

though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• publish
• print
• get out
• issue
• come out with
• reprint
• produce
• copublish
• reissue
• contribute
• republish
• edit
• syndicate
• manufacture
• serialize
• market
• distribute

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• censor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of put out

Verb

The Long Beach Police Department previously put out a news release about Carbullido going missing, asking for the public’s help in locating him. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

The same year, Skiba also formed a group with drummer Atom Willard called theHell and put out an EP, Sauve Les Requins. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

Firefighters put out the blaze by Friday morning as other crews in planes headed further south toward the Peljesac peninsula where another wildfire broke out overnight. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Call for artists to exhibit The city of Encinitas is putting out a call for San Diego County artists to exhibit their artwork. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026