PUTTING DOWN Synonyms: 232 Similar and Opposite Words

putting down

verb

present participle of put down

as in dismissing

to express scornfully one's low opinion of he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism

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as in recording

to make a written note of we had the whole agreement put down on paper

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as in entering

to put (someone or something) on a list put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip

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deleting

as in sitting on

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings

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as in attributing

to explain (something) as being the result of something else a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience

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as in eating

to take in as food the husky youngster seemed to put down her own weight in food at one sitting

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Recent Examples of putting down Musielak says that putting down sandbags doesn't really help, as the water would find another path. —

Elle Meyers, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 For Jason, the friction of traveling to a casino and physically putting down money makes all the difference. —

Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 Cameron said getting away for time alone and putting down the phone helps. —

ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 At least the episode where Judith Light’s Delia has to confront her solitude after putting down her beloved Cavapoo. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026 Where are members of Gen Z putting down roots? —

Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026 Putting it down, picking it up The NCAA used to use the home floor of the host school, but has been putting down its own March Madness floors for several years now. —

Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Killing Soleimani would likely further strain the command and control of the Basij, which would be crucial in putting down any uprising against the theocracy. —

Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 The video shows both girls putting down their backpacks at roughly the same time. —

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After vacating the conviction, the judge took the additional step of dismissing the murder charge against Martinez, ending the criminal case against him entirely.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Before dismissing this activity or just trying to get through it, recognize your tendency to view nearly everything as a situation from which to extricate yourself as quickly and painlessly as possible.

— Charles Yu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026