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

This puts the big conflict of the episode into a different sort of relief. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Billie’s obsession with taking down Priscilla constantly puts her team in peril, because being so laser-focused on one thing clouds the bigger picture. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026

Platner's departure from the race puts pressure on the party to choose a replacement candidate who can win over Platner's loyal voters and appeal to independents who are key to Collins' electoral success. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 14 July 2026

If ChatGPT’s 2022 launch is the equivalent of the PC’s 1981 debut, that J-curve puts the productivity payoff arriving around 2030 at the earliest, and peaking around 2034. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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The move puts a one-year suspension on construction of large-scale facilities in the state and is the first of its kind in the US, which is seeing a rapid AI infrastructure buildout to meet relentless demand for compute. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Brittin’s view puts him on the same page as UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, who yesterday signaled her support for the streamer plan for the first time. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Today, vocalist Alexandra James and guitarist Zachary James announced their new album, Doomed Lovers, a project that puts Twin Temple squarely in the throwback-country-music lane. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026