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 There are other awards given to restaurants and the hospitality industry but the James Beard Foundation, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, puts a premium on discovery and on American cuisine. —

Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 That’s when competition will heat up for roster spots, as first-year coach John Harbaugh puts his imprint on the roster. —

Dan Duggan, New York Times, 16 June 2026 His ruling puts the woman on a pathway to being recognized as a citizen. —

Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 Habermas shares Horkheimer and Adorno’s doubts about such a scheme, which puts too much faith in individuals’ ability to divine truth on their own. —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Wyck is obviously Widow’s Bay’s Quint, the veteran sea salt who takes no guff, drinks too much, and selflessly puts his life on the line. —

Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026 These changes mean New York will measure emissions like 48 other states, puts affordability first when developing regulations required to meet the new dates, and increases the funds for disadvantaged communities. —

Robert Duffy, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 The general sales tax increase puts money into the county’s general fund for five years and sunsets in October 2031. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 June 2026 What to do nearby Staying here puts you within walking distance of many of Savannah’s most popular attractions. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026

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Matthew Kriner, executive director of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism, said that the very creation of the video and document for public consumption strongly situates this attack within a specific subculture of far-right extremism.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026