PUTS Synonyms: 247 Similar and Opposite Words

puts

verb

present tense third-person singular of put

as in situates

to arrange something in a certain spot or position you can put this box next to the bookshelf

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Relevance

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as in says

to convey in appropriate or telling terms tried to think of a good way of putting the news

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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

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as in imposes

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries

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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

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misadjusts

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

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Recent Examples of puts Bond puts increase in value when bond prices fall and interest rates rise, allowing investors to offset losses elsewhere in their portfolios if borrowing costs jump unexpectedly. —

Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 June 2026 That puts those Lawler-supporting Democrats in the unique position of helping choose his next opponent by voting in the June 23 primary. —

Chris McKenna, USA Today, 22 June 2026 That includes filling it up with about 290 gallons of hydrazine fuel for its trip to Lagrange point 2, a point in space about 1 million miles away that puts the Earth between it and the sun. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026 Dorot Gardens is available in the frozen vegetable aisle in such stores as Winn-Dixie, Whole Foods, Wegmans and Harris Teeter, which puts it within reach of shoppers across Florida and the rest of the Southeast. —

Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026 Can Alberti has no restaurant but its central location puts you only a couple of minutes’ walk from dinner. —

Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 Maximum speed puts a fundamental constraint on the daily and annual movement of animals—and it would be expected, as with so many other variables, to increase with body mass (M) following a specific power-law relationship (Mb). —

Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Every year, the Heart Rate Challenge is one of the most embarrassing rituals this show puts the Islanders through. —

Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026 New research finally puts the question to a direct test, and the answer matters for anyone who has held off because of the rumor. —

Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

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Christian Guy, Executive Director of The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, situates it inside something larger still.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The 83-year-old singer’s latest LP, Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife, situates him as comfortably as ever at the intersection of soul, country, and traditional worship music.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026