Synonyms of put

put

verb

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
• deposit
• set
• dispose
• set up
• fix
• depose
• move
• park
• establish
• emplace
• slap
• plant
• lock
• carry
• rearrange
• shift
• assemble
• collect
• clap
• reorder
• orient
• plop
• affix
• plunk
• plump
• settle
• plonk
• niche
• flop
• plunk down
• ensconce
• anchor
• rank
• wedge
• lay out
• set down
• queue
• plank
• line up
• lodge
• array
• 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
• figure
• guess
• calculate
• suppose
• gauge
• reckon
• judge
• place
• call
• understand
• conclude
• gage
• gather
• deduce
• infer
• conjecture
• 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

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