PUTS UP Synonyms: 207 Similar and Opposite Words

puts up

verb

present tense third-person singular of put up

as in erects

to fix in an upright position the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

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as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

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as in sells

to offer for sale to the public put their possessions up for auction

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as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

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as in plots

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

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as in keeps

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of puts up The counterpoint, though, is that Robinson was a 40% free throw shooter this year, only puts up three shots per game, and averaged fewer than 20 minutes per game across 60 contests. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The side referee puts up the flag for offside, and this one remains scoreless in the early going. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2026 Kelly would do well to study the kind of subtle resistance that Gummer puts up here; even if John was less self-assured, Caroline’s reactions seem more alive. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026 As much as the prospect of wading through two months of wall-to-wall Cowboys dates has left many football fans making involuntary Tony Romo noises, even the most vocal critics acknowledge that Dallas always puts up numbers, even when the team isn’t particularly good or all that much fun to watch. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025 The hotel puts up weekly DJ sets—best enjoyed from the rooftop terrace, which boasts panoramic city views. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025

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The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones.

— David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations.

— Judy Gradwohl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

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The company sells in 90 countries, up from 70 in 2021, and has deepened its presence in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Ben often helps and sells his book at the events that are held all over the county.

— Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of sells

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The upper floor houses a food hall selling local specialties like lampredotto (tripe sandwiches) and schiacciata (a Tuscan flatbread).

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Data loss via staff cuts Widespread staff cuts starting in early 2025 across the Department of Health and Human Services, which houses the CDC, crippled much of the agency’s data collection and dissemination.

— John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of houses

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While Burnham plots his next move, the UK government now enters a new period of uncertainty, potentially facing a sixth prime minister in seven years.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
An engineer plots a well’s falling output, fits a curve, and projects it forward.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of plots

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Investing in our students and young professionals keeps homegrown talent in our state, creating positive educational and career outcomes, and driving our local economy.

— Sivan Hines, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
The state law enacted in 2021, generally keeps records from those investigations confidential.

— Ben Wheeler July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Definition of keeps

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Fuller, who is represented by attorneys Geoffrey Tabor and Timothy O’Reilly, raises antitrust and breach of contract claims that have become familiar in college athlete litigation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
But a lengthy rollout raises questions about whether the model can become a scalable solution to the state’s housing crisis — the sale comes more than two years after the state made such transactions possible.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of raises

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The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.

— Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026