Synonyms of put away

put away

verb

1

as in to inter

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea

the naval authorities put away the body yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inter
• bury
• tomb
• hide
• inhume
• lay
• entomb
• hearse
• inurn
• conceal
• enshrine
• immure
• shade
• obscure
• shield
• curtain
• coffin
• cover
• ensconce
• cloak
• enshroud
• rebury
• shroud
• reinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unearth
• burn
• show
• display
• disinter
• reveal
• disclose
• discover
• exhibit
• exhume
• expose
• bare
• cremate
• uncoffin

2

as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately

after a hit man had put away her husband, she'd be free to marry her lover

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• slay
• execute
• take out
• do away with
• off
• kill
• get
• rub out
• bump off
• dispatch
• neutralize
• knock off
• do in
• terminate
• liquidate
• ice
• whack
• cut down
• blow away
• snuff
• slaughter
• destroy
• shoot down
• carry off
• shoot
• blot out
• croak
• wipe out
• mow (down)
• fell
• butcher
• claim
• eliminate
• smite
• massacre
• eradicate
• zap
• exterminate
• annihilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• raise
• revive
• animate
• resurrect
• resuscitate

3

as in to eat

to take in as food

can easily put away an entire bowl of popcorn at a single sitting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eat
• consume
• tuck (away or in)
• partake (of)
• put down
• devour
• mouth (down)
• lick
• ingest
• chew
• pick (at)
• gobble (up or down)
• swallow
• chow (down on)
• nibble (on)
• gnaw (at or on)
• digest
• glut (on)
• polish off
• wolf
• taste
• scoff
• snarf (down)
• pig out
• relish
• down
• gulp
• dine
• savour
• breakfast
• savor
• gum
• slop
• swill
• gorge
• feast
• lap
• banquet
• sup
• snack
• bolt
• fare
• lunch
• nurse
• munch
• regale
• dispatch
• gormandize
• nosh