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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light
• fire
• ignite
• kindle
• inflame
• enflame

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
• grate
• stick in one's craw
• worry
• itch
• ruffle
• get on one's nerves
• exasperate
• irk
• set one's teeth on edge
• infuriate
• vex
• rile
• pique
• gripe
• chafe
• plague
• tease
• nettle
• gall
• provoke
• rasp
• nark
• insult
• peeve
• upset
• offend
• harass
• nag
• rouse
• hassle
• ballyrag
• devil
• bullyrag
• enflame
• enrage
• heckle
• inflame
• badger
• hagride
• distress
• harry
• outrage
• exercise
• antagonize
• discomfort
• 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
• agitate
• manacle
• enflame
• 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

Examples of put out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The dispute has become emblematic of the frustration over working conditions among hotel workers, who were put out of their jobs for months during pandemic shutdowns and returned to an industry grappling with chronic staffing shortages and evolving travel trends. —Alexandra Olson, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2024

On the other hand, fire suppressants — like water, foam and chemicals —- are used to put out fires that have already broken out. —Tom Li, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024

Sometimes the federal government will put out recalls and have a park outside warning for a specific car. —Michael Calore Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024

According to Cook, the glossy handout had a thickness, color scheme and font like the official voter guides put out by the local Republican party in June. —Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024