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

Quote of note Veteran center Garrett Bradbury has enjoyed his introduction to Ben Johnson’s offense, a system that puts a lot of responsibility on the guy snapping the ball. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

This technique puts key moments in a permanent present tense of suggestion, implication, and ambiguity. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

This puts Fremantle on track to reach a target margin of 9% for the full year. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

His decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers puts him on a roster with all-stars Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown and Tyrese Maxey. — Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Putting aside the transport logistics, which generally puts turnaround in the 24 hours range, Biolyz can only handle about 160,000 samples annually. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The cancer, polycythemia vera, is marked by runaway production of red blood cells and puts patients at risk of life-threatening blood clots, bleeds, and other cancers. — Jason Mast, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026

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