Synonyms of putting

putting

verb

present participle of put

1

as in placing

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

you can put this box next to the bookshelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• placing
• situating
• positioning
• laying
• locating
• depositing
• sticking
• disposing
• setting
• fixing
• deposing
• planting
• emplacing
• setting up
• parking
• moving
• establishing
• slapping
• shifting
• locking
• rearranging
• carrying
• assembling
• collecting
• clapping
• orienting
• reordering
• plopping
• affixing
• flopping
• plunking
• wedging
• plumping
• settling
• anchoring
• queuing
• ranking
• ensconcing
• plunking down
• laying out
• lodging
• berthing
• planking
• niching
• lining up
• setting down
• arraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removing
• taking
• relocating
• replacing
• displacing
• banishing
• supplanting
• superseding
• dislodging

2

as in saying

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

tried to think of a good way of putting the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saying
• expressing
• articulating
• stating
• formulating
• clothing
• describing
• wording
• translating
• phrasing
• implying
• crafting
• couching
• summarizing
• speaking
• disclosing
• telling
• suggesting
• hinting
• intimating
• restating
• communicating
• talking
• uttering
• framing
• paraphrasing
• insinuating
• rendering
• verbalizing
• rephrasing
• rewording
• vocalizing
• writing up

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimating
• making
• calculating
• figuring
• guessing
• gauging
• supposing
• placing
• judging
• calling
• reckoning
• understanding
• conjecturing
• concluding
• reasoning
• inferring
• gathering
• extrapolating
• deducing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• calibrating
• computing
• working out

4

as in imposing

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposing
• charging
• levying
• fining
• assessing
• laying
• exacting
• taxing
• forcing
• penalizing
• excising
• squeezing
• extorting
• inflicting
• milking
• coercing
• wringing
• gouging
• docking
• bleeding
• wresting
• compelling
• wreaking
• relaying
• skinning
• fleecing
• shaking down
• mulcting
• setting
• reapplying
• reimposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishing
• remitting
• lessening
• releasing
• ignoring
• abating
• disregarding
• forgiving
• condoning
• excusing
• pardoning
• glossing (over)
• glozing (over)

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjusting
• adapting
• tailoring
• conforming
• shaping
• editing
• suiting
• preparing
• fitting
• fashioning
• customizing
• matching
• conditioning
• acclimating
• transforming
• accommodating
• doctoring
• converting
• modifying
• altering
• establishing
• bending
• acclimatizing
• readjusting
• equipping
• correcting
• revising
• tuning
• modeling
• squaring
• reworking
• redesigning
• remaking
• gearing
• orienting
• reclaiming
• regulating
• rooting
• familiarizing
• harmonizing
• redoing
• reinventing
• settling
• acquainting
• attuning
• recasting
• rehearsing
• training
• recycling
• refocusing
• readapting
• priming
• readying
• hardening
• revamping
• redeveloping
• remodeling
• orientating
• refashioning
• refitting
• inuring
• patterning
• registering
• accustoming
• toughening
• rigging
• reengineering
• habituating
• phasing
• making over
• refiguring
• seasoning
• fiddling (with)
• naturalizing
• rejiggering
• habilitating
• fine-tuning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

6

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betting
• playing
• laying
• wagering
• offering
• staking
• gambling
• going
• bidding
• venturing
• speculating
• jeopardizing
• endangering
• chancing
• hazarding
• imperiling
• adventuring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of putting

During this cycle, only 30 did, putting the subject 52nd among campaign topics. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

Brancato said parents should consider putting medications in a lock box or at least in a place children can’t get to them. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

First, putting time into hobbies or pets or leisure and loving democracy aren’t mutually exclusive. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Karme’ placed the plants so the couple could save some money by putting some of them in the ground themselves. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

More than forty artists and speakers putting their names and platforms behind Palestinian liberation. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Matthieu Blazy did the same thing in reverse at Chanel, putting a pink lace shirt under a great slouchy tweed coat. — Laurence Goldberg, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Yoko said her daughter simply tried to prevent an agitated resident from biting others by putting her hand around the person’s chin. — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Retail Asos has named former Tommy Hilfiger executive Nick Goodchild as AI and creative studios director, putting him in charge of integrating artificial intelligence into the online retailer’s content production and studio operations. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026