PUT-ONS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

put-ons

noun

plural of put-on

as in shows

a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive my bravery was all a put-on—I was scared out of my wits

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as in spoofs

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect for a moment, I couldn't tell if the commercial was serious or a deadpan put-on of ads by other insurance companies

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Noun

She has been featured in various TV shows, including an English show called Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), and played Desdemona in Broadway’s Othello before retiring in the early 1980s, per the Walt Disney Archives.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Of the 29 analysts covering AT & T, 14 have a hold on shares, while 15 have a buy or strong buy on the stock, LSEG data shows.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of shows

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The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
But given the current box office sensations of Obsession and Backrooms, Tiddes certainly wishes the timing had allowed for spoofs of those horror movies.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026

Definition of spoofs

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Scary Movie paved the way for more big-screen parodies, including Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), and Meet the Spartans (2008).

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
Tiddes gave props to Paramount’s marketing department, which created a string of memes and myriad parodies on social media to lead the masses to Scary Movie.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2026

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Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.

— Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026
But while Duval Street’s colorful facades and lively restaurants attract the crowds, the best seat in town is arguably offshore.

— Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of facades

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Williams-Ellis had a 90-minute session with Murray — who in 2013 became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title in 77 years — to work on poses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
During the first morning of our stay, Sean led us in a morning stretch-and-breathe class that incorporates breath work and gentle yoga poses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

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Evans notes that in many BIPOC communities, the deepest cultural work happens after the content airs, in the conversation, the remixing, the reinterpretation that current tools don't track.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The episode airs July 7 on Investigation Discovery and will also stream on HBO Max.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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