Synonyms of puts up

puts up

verb

present tense third-person singular of put up

1

as in erects

to fix in an upright position

the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erects
• raises
• sets up
• lifts
• rears
• hoists
• upends
• upraises
• pitches
• shores (up)
• elevates
• ups
• supports
• braces
• upholds
• picks up
• buttresses
• props (up)
• perks (up)
• heightens
• hikes
• uplifts
• cranes
• boosts
• heaves
• jacks (up)
• hefts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocks down
• flattens
• levels
• tears down
• demolishes
• razes

2

as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials

plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• builds
• constructs
• assembles
• makes
• puts together
• sets up
• creates
• makes up
• erects
• pieces
• confects
• manufactures
• establishes
• produces
• fabricates
• designs
• raises
• rears
• throws up
• generates
• rebuilds
• begins
• cooks (up)
• concocts
• organizes
• shapes
• fathers
• originates
• molds
• prefabricates
• institutes
• initiates
• constitutes
• invents
• fashions
• thinks (up)
• hammers
• coins
• frames
• inaugurates
• forges
• founds
• reedifies
• innovates
• devises
• carpenters
• reconstructs
• conceives
• imagines
• rigs (up)
• reassembles
• combines
• handcrafts
• contrives
• redevelops
• retrofits
• unites
• jerry-builds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes down
• knocks down
• pulls down
• strikes
• tears down
• blows up
• destroys
• dismantles
• levels
• disassembles
• dismembers
• flattens
• smashes
• pulverizes
• shatters
• demolishes
• ruins
• explodes
• wrecks
• devastates
• demounts
• razes
• ruinates
• disengages
• divides
• detaches
• separates
• disjoins
• disconnects
• disunites

3

as in sells

to offer for sale to the public

put their possessions up for auction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sells
• deals (in)
• retails
• markets
• distributes
• vends
• merchandises
• exchanges
• provides
• presells
• exports
• resells
• promotes
• peddles
• wholesales
• remarkets
• advertises
• trades
• supplies
• keeps
• hawks
• palters
• traffics (in)
• bargains
• auctions
• haggles
• barters
• handles
• ballyhoos
• chaffers
• touts
• plugs
• carries
• boosts
• horse-trades
• stocks
• dickers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys
• purchases

4

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter

the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• takes in
• accommodates
• shelters
• camps
• rooms
• quarters
• lodges
• boards
• chambers
• bestows
• roofs
• harbors
• encamps
• bunks
• homes
• domiciles
• sheds
• bivouacs
• billets
• stables
• beds (down)
• secures
• ensconces
• barracks
• tents
• roosts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts

5

as in plots

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends

put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plots
• schemes
• colludes
• connives
• conspires
• intrigues
• plans
• machinates
• cooks (up)
• contrives
• engineers
• devises
• compasses
• concocts
• lays out
• hatches
• maneuvers
• manipulates
• designs
• maps
• brews
• shapes
• counterplots
• jockeys
• frames

6

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeps
• stores
• reposits
• stows
• houses
• packs
• warehouses
• garages
• shelves
• files
• cellars
• hangars

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of puts up

McMichael, Dalibor Dvorsky and Pavel Buchnevich become the second line, and Dvorsky scores 25 goals and puts up 55 points. — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Following an executive order from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro that puts up limits around data center development throughout the Commonwealth, Allegheny County is considering ways to restrict where these centers can be built. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Iran routinely puts up billboards across the city, purporting to demonstrate its might amid the war with Israel and the US. — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Scott Eastwood puts up a peace sign at the World Cup finals on July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

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