PUTTING Synonyms: 251 Similar and Opposite Words

putting

verb

Definition of putting next

present participle of put

as in placing

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 saying

to convey in appropriate or telling terms tried to think of a good way of putting the news

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as in estimating

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 imposing

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries

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as in adjusting

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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misadjusting

as in betting

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 putting Republican leaders said Democrats are putting the country at risk. —

Lisa Mascaro, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026 The King and Queen were metaphorically putting an arm around them. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Mar. 2026 Before Monday night’s 134-111 win over Miami, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra praised the two-time All-Star guard for putting his ego aside as the Spurs pursue the franchises's sixth NBA championship in this exciting turnaround season. —

Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2026 Republican leaders said Democrats are putting the country at risk. —

Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 There is already speculation that Disney could try to salvage the show by putting it exclusively on Hulu. —

Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026 That decision was made Thursday, hours after TMZ published a video from early 2023, in which Paul could be seen putting her on-off boyfriend Dakota Mortensen in a headlock before hurling metal barstools at him. —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Those leaders who ignore or flout the law aren’t merely unethical but fatally arrogant, putting their childish willfulness over the wisdom of generations. —

David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 The neighborhood/area Hotel June sits at the northern edge of Malibu, just a few minutes from the Pacific Coast Highway, putting the coast and Santa Monica Bay at your doorstep. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026

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But increasingly, vessels are taking a different route, to the north around Larak Island, placing them in Iran’s territorial waters and closer to the Iranian coastline.

— David McHugh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The scandal is now expanding into an international investigation, placing Miami at the center of a complex web of shell companies, offshore transfers and opaque financial flows.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026