PUT UP Synonyms: 207 Similar and Opposite Words

put up

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Definition of put up next

as in to erect

to fix in an upright position the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

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as in to build

to form by putting together parts or materials plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

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as in to sell

to offer for sale to the public put their possessions up for auction

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buy
purchase

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

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eject
evict

as in to plot

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

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as in to store

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of put up For a year and a half, Castillo pursued her right to die after her father put up a lengthy legal battle when a medical body in Catalonia approved his daughter’s request for euthanasia in 2024. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 Brown put up 31 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to snap OKC’s 12-game winning streak, with much of his damage coming at the foul line (12-for-14). —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 After spending time with his parents, who are recent empty nesters after his brothers and sister departed for college, in Ohio after the Lakers’ loss in Detroit, Hayes put up one of the best games of his NBA career with his mother and father in attendance. —

Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 Let your management company put up the scolding sign on your behalf! —

Clio Chang, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put up

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Christopher Wells became active in a neighborhood movement to convince Kansas City to erect no parking signs along one side of Northeast 78th Street, preventing the choke point.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Foundations and slab work are complete, structural steel is being erected and roofing is underway.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026