Synonyms and Antonyms of put
1
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
- you can put this box next to the bookshelf
depose, deposit, dispose, emplace, fix, lay, place, position, set, set up, situate, stick
move, rearrange, reorder, shift
orient
establish, locate, plant, settle
clap, flop, plank, plop, plump, plunk (or plonk), plunk down, slap
ensconce, niche
assemble, collect
carry
berth, park
affix, anchor, lock, lodge, wedge
array, lay out, line up, queue, rank
set down
2
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
- tried to think of a good way of putting the news
craft, frame
hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest
paraphrase, rephrase, restate, reword, summarize, translate
communicate, disclose, speak, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize
describe, render, write up
3
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
- put the time of the photograph at about noon
calculate, call, conjecture, estimate, figure, gauge (also gage), guess, judge, make, place, reckon, suppose
4
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
- a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries
dock, excise, mulct, penalize, tax
extort, shake down, wrest, wring
bleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeeze
coerce, compel, force
inflict, wreak
set
reapply, reimpose, relay
5
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
acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, shape, suit, tailor
readapt, readjust
customize, gear, match, model, pattern
attune, correct, harmonize, square, tune
establish, root, settle
acquaint, familiarize, orient, orientate
equip, prepare, prime, rehearse
harden, inure, season, toughen
alter, convert, make over, modify, recast, reclaim, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refigure, refit, refocus, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, transform
accustom, condition, habilitate, habituate, naturalize
ready, season
bend
fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig
6
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
