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

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in sells

to offer for sale to the public

put their possessions up for auction

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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• buys
• purchases

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts

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

6

as in stores

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

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