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put up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of put up

1 to fix in an upright position
  • The builders put up the walls before starting on the roof.
Synonyms of put up

erect, pitch, raise, rear, set up, upend, upraise
Words Related to put up

brace, buttress, prop (up), shore (up), support

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, up, uphold, uplift
Near Antonyms of put up

demolish, flatten, knock down, level, raze, tear down
2 to form by putting together parts or materials
  • plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens
Synonyms of put up

assemble, build, confect, construct, erect, fabricate, make, make up, piece, raise, rear, set up
Words Related to put up

carpenter, fashion, forge, frame, hammer, handcraft, manufacture, mold, produce, shape

prefabricate

begin, coin, create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate

constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize

conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up)

reassemble, rebuild, reconstruct, redevelop, retrofit

jerry-build, rig (up), throw up

combine, unite
Phrases Synonymous with put up

put together
Near Antonyms of put up

demolish, destroy, devastate, flatten, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, ruin, ruinate, shatter, smash, wreck

blow up, explode

detach, disengage

disconnect, disjoin, disunite, divide, separate
Antonyms of put up

demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down
3 to offer for sale to the public
  • put their possessions up for auction
Synonyms of put up

deal (in), market, merchandise (also merchandize), retail, sell, vend
Words Related to put up

presell, wholesale

hawk, peddle

barter, distribute, exchange, export, handle, trade, traffic (in)

advertise, ballyhoo, boost, plug, promote, tout

auction

provide, supply

carry, keep, stock
Antonyms of put up

buy, purchase
4 to provide with living quarters or shelter
  • The university puts up students in a variety of buildings.
Synonyms of put up

accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in
Words Related to put up

ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent

barrack

bed (down)
Near Antonyms of put up

eject, evict
5 to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
  • put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
Synonyms of put up

collude, connive, conspire, contrive, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme
Words Related to put up

counterplot

brew, concoct, cook (up), devise, hatch

engineer, jockey, maneuver, manipulate

design, frame, lay out, map, plan, shape
6 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.
Synonyms of put up

keep, store, stow
Words Related to put up

cellar, garage, hangar, house, warehouse

file, pack, shelve

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