Synonyms of puts

puts

verb

present tense third-person singular of put

1

as in situates

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

you can put this box next to the bookshelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• situates
• places
• locates
• lays
• positions
• disposes
• deposits
• sticks
• sets
• sets up
• deposes
• fixes
• establishes
• plants
• parks
• slaps
• moves
• carries
• rearranges
• emplaces
• plops
• shifts
• orients
• collects
• assembles
• claps
• locks
• plunks
• reorders
• plumps
• settles
• flops
• affixes
• ranks
• ensconces
• anchors
• lays out
• sets down
• plunks down
• lodges
• niches
• lines up
• wedges
• planks
• arrays
• berths
• queues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes
• removes
• relocates
• replaces
• supersedes
• displaces
• banishes
• supplants
• dislodges

2

as in says

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

tried to think of a good way of putting the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• says
• expresses
• articulates
• formulates
• states
• describes
• words
• clothes
• translates
• phrases
• implies
• summarizes
• suggests
• tells
• speaks
• discloses
• restates
• insinuates
• communicates
• couches
• hints
• intimates
• utters
• renders
• crafts
• paraphrases
• rephrases
• verbalizes
• frames
• talks
• vocalizes
• rewords
• writes up

3

as in calculates

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

put the time of the photograph at about noon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculates
• makes
• estimates
• figures
• supposes
• judges
• reckons
• calls
• guesses
• gauges
• places
• understands
• concludes
• infers
• gathers
• extrapolates
• deduces
• conjectures
• reasons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measures
• scales
• computes
• calibrates
• works out

4

as in imposes

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposes
• charges
• assesses
• fines
• levies
• lays
• exacts
• penalizes
• compels
• inflicts
• extorts
• squeezes
• wrings
• forces
• taxes
• coerces
• wrests
• wreaks
• excises
• bleeds
• milks
• docks
• gouges
• shakes down
• reapplies
• sets
• relays
• skins
• mulcts
• reimposes
• fleeces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishes
• remits
• lessens
• ignores
• abates
• releases
• forgives
• disregards
• condones
• glosses (over)
• excuses
• pardons
• glozes (over)

5

as in adjusts

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

put the words of his patriotic poem to the tune of a well-known drinking song

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjusts
• adapts
• conforms
• tailors
• suits
• prepares
• fits
• customizes
• accommodates
• shapes
• edits
• transforms
• conditions
• modifies
• establishes
• matches
• acclimates
• doctors
• alters
• fashions
• readjusts
• converts
• bends
• acclimatizes
• equips
• corrects
• orients
• revises
• reclaims
• harmonizes
• familiarizes
• refocuses
• attunes
• reworks
• orientates
• settles
• models
• recycles
• regulates
• recasts
• tunes
• gears
• reinvents
• patterns
• readies
• roots
• acquaints
• hardens
• toughens
• inures
• squares
• rehearses
• readapts
• habituates
• trains
• accustoms
• makes over
• redesigns
• primes
• naturalizes
• remakes
• registers
• remodels
• refashions
• revamps
• seasons
• redoes
• rejiggers
• rigs
• redevelops
• refigures
• reengineers
• fiddles (with)
• fine-tunes
• phases
• habilitates
• refits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusts

6

as in bets

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

deciding to go for broke, he put $1000 on a horse that had 20 to 1 odds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bets
• offers
• plays
• lays
• wagers
• goes
• stakes
• gambles
• speculates
• bids
• ventures
• chances
• hazards
• endangers
• adventures
• jeopardizes
• imperils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of puts

Another shoe will drop for SpaceX this week when close to a billion shares held by insiders can be sold for the first time on Thursday, which traditionally puts downward pressure on newly IPOed company stock prices. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Nick Mitchell is a slap-hitting outfielder who doesn’t chase or whiff much but has no power and puts the ball on the ground a lot. — Keith Law, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

The Democratic primary for Michigan's 7th Congressional District puts the high stakes for the party in the midterm elections on full display. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

The insurance policy puts the homeowner in control with data on market appreciation and the value of surrounding homes. — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

That puts the state on track to surpass Virginia in becoming the largest US data center market. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026

Advocates and city councilors said at an April Council hearing that the Wu administration’s inaction has cost the city millions in federal grant funding and puts cyclists and pedestrians at risk. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026

That puts additional weight on the value of the face-to-face interview — one of the last remaining stages of the hiring process that can’t be automated. — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026

Alas, a hand injury soon puts that plan in jeopardy, leading a doctor, played by producer Ben Stiller, to literally write Dusty a prescription for pickleball. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 21 July 2026