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- I put on a coat and shoes to go outside
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- some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made
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- put on a show of anger just for fun
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put-on
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of put-on (Entry 2 of 3)
- a put-on goofy voice
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- automatic,
- canned,
- concocted,
- fabricated,
- hokey,
- labored,
- manufactured,
- pat,
- unauthentic,
- unreal,
- unrealistic
- double-dealing,
- empty,
- facile,
- hollow,
- hypocritical,
- insincere,
- left-handed,
- mealy,
- mealymouthed,
- two-faced,
- unctuous
- exaggerated,
- histrionic,
- melodramatic,
- overacted,
- overdone,
- theatrical
- (also theatric)
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put-on
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of put-on (Entry 3 of 3)
- my bravery was all a put-on—I was scared out of my wits
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- for a moment, I couldn't tell if the commercial was serious or a deadpan put-on of ads by other insurance companies
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The first known use of put on was in the 15th century
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