PUTS Synonyms: 247 Similar and Opposite Words

puts

verb

Definition of puts next

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 Charles then circles around the cruiser and onto a sidewalk, which puts a barrier of snow between him and Jones, who can be seen standing in the street. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026 At Source puts seven years of joint practice and mutual magnetism to tape without dulling the dynamic buzz of their live sets. —

Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026 That approach, though, puts the party’s November candidates behind Democrat opponents in name recognition, fundraising and operational undertakings. —

Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 There is a nice local twist to the show, which puts a separate emphasis on some of the outfits worn by Denver’s fashionable set from the past and present. —

Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026 The suit against JPMorgan, the world’s biggest bank by market cap, and its CEO puts Dimon in an awkward position. —

Hugh Son, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026 In the ongoing fighting, each side claims to have killed hundreds of the other side’s forces — and each side puts its own casualties at drastically lower numbers. —

ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026 That puts a wrench in the works, as well as ties us even more tightly together, as two ex-SEAL Team buddies. —

William Earl, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026 And so there's an enormous demand for a government which is perhaps not democratic, but puts national interests before revolutionary ideology. —

CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026

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The film also situates the Eraserheads within the broader context of Philippine society, exploring how their music became bound up with the nation’s identity during a period of sharp political division.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
The narrative begins with a religious ritual that situates her as a member of Syria’s minority Alawite sect, a variant of Shi’a Islam.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026