Synonyms of put up

put up

verb

1

as in to erect

to fix in an upright position

the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erect
• set up
• raise
• rear
• lift
• hoist
• pitch
• upend
• up
• upraise
• brace
• support
• elevate
• crane
• buttress
• uphold
• hike
• prop (up)
• shore (up)
• uplift
• pick up
• heighten
• heft
• boost
• heave
• perk (up)
• jack (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tear down
• flatten
• level
• demolish
• knock down
• raze

• tear down
• flatten
• level
• demolish
• knock down
• raze

2

as in to build

to form by putting together parts or materials

plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• build
• construct
• assemble
• set up
• make
• found
• create
• make up
• erect
• put together
• piece
• design
• manufacture
• establish
• produce
• fabricate
• rear
• raise
• confect
• generate
• shape
• carpenter
• throw up
• rebuild
• father
• organize
• fashion
• begin
• institute
• concoct
• mold
• forge
• initiate
• frame
• invent
• innovate
• hammer
• originate
• devise
• imagine
• reedify
• reconstruct
• coin
• inaugurate
• conceive
• constitute
• prefabricate
• retrofit
• handcraft
• reassemble
• combine
• contrive
• jerry-build
• redevelop
• unite
• cook (up)
• think (up)
• rig (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take down
• knock down
• tear down
• destroy
• strike
• pull down
• dismantle
• disassemble
• blow up
• ruin
• flatten
• demolish
• dismember
• smash
• wreck
• level
• explode
• shatter
• raze
• pulverize
• devastate
• ruinate
• demount
• divide
• disengage
• detach
• separate
• disconnect
• disjoin
• disunite

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• take down
• knock down
• tear down
• destroy
• strike
• pull down
• dismantle
• disassemble
• blow up
• ruin
• flatten
• demolish
• dismember
• smash
• wreck
• level
• explode
• shatter
• raze
• pulverize
• devastate
• ruinate
• demount
• divide
• disengage
• detach
• separate
• disconnect
• disjoin
• disunite

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3

as in to sell

to offer for sale to the public

put their possessions up for auction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sell
• retail
• market
• distribute
• deal (in)
• merchandise
• vend
• provide
• export
• exchange
• merchandize
• promote
• advertise
• supply
• wholesale
• trade
• resell
• peddle
• traffic (in)
• hawk
• presell
• carry
• keep
• bargain
• handle
• plug
• haggle
• stock
• palter
• barter
• auction
• boost
• tout
• remarket
• chaffer
• dicker
• ballyhoo
• horse-trade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase

• buy
• purchase

4

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• take in
• accommodate
• room
• lodge
• board
• shelter
• camp
• quarter
• roof
• chamber
• bunk
• domicile
• harbor
• bestow
• billet
• bivouac
• home
• encamp
• stable
• shed
• tent
• secure
• roost
• bed (down)
• barrack
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

• eject
• evict

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plot
• scheme
• collude
• plan
• intrigue
• connive
• conspire
• engineer
• contrive
• devise
• design
• machinate
• concoct
• hatch
• compass
• lay out
• brew
• counterplot
• manipulate
• map
• maneuver
• jockey
• shape
• cook (up)
• frame

6

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• keep
• reposit
• stow
• house
• file
• garage
• pack
• warehouse
• hangar
• cellar
• shelve