Synonyms of putting away

putting away

verb

present participle of put away

1

as in burying

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea

the naval authorities put away the body yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burying
• interring
• tombing
• hearsing
• inhuming
• entombing
• hiding
• laying
• immuring
• reinterring
• inurning
• enshrining
• concealing
• shading
• shielding
• obscuring
• ensconcing
• enshrouding
• covering
• reburying
• coffining
• curtaining
• shrouding
• cloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unearthing
• exhuming
• burning
• showing
• displaying
• exhibiting
• disclosing
• disinterring
• revealing
• cremating
• discovering
• exposing
• baring
• uncoffining

2

as in murdering

to put to death deliberately

after a hit man had put away her husband, she'd be free to marry her lover

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• taking out
• doing in
• doing away with
• executing
• slaying
• knocking off
• bumping off
• killing
• getting
• rubbing out
• dispatching
• neutralizing
• cutting down
• blowing away
• terminating
• liquidating
• carrying off
• snuffing
• whacking
• shooting down
• destroying
• icing
• slaughtering
• shooting
• offing
• blotting out
• croaking
• wiping out
• mowing (down)
• claiming
• eliminating
• zapping
• felling
• eradicating
• smiting
• butchering
• massacring
• exterminating
• annihilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• restoring
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

3

as in eating

to take in as food

can easily put away an entire bowl of popcorn at a single sitting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eating
• consuming
• partaking (of)
• tucking (away or in)
• putting down
• picking (at)
• devouring
• licking
• ingesting
• chewing
• nibbling (on)
• mouthing (down)
• gobbling (up or down)
• gnawing (at or on)
• swallowing
• glutting (on)
• chowing (down on)
• polishing off
• digesting
• pigging out
• snarfing (down)
• tasting
• gulping
• dining
• scoffing
• relishing
• downing
• wolfing
• slopping
• savoring
• swilling
• gorging
• lapping
• munching
• feasting
• banqueting
• gumming
• bolting
• lunching
• supping
• regaling
• faring
• snacking
• breakfasting
• dispatching
• nursing
• gormandizing
• noshing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of putting away

Jason Wright threw for a touchdown and ran for another but also had two interceptions as the Bulls (2-2) had trouble putting away the Colonials (2-2). — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Beyond coffee, Gottsman said candidates should avoid other distractions or unprofessional impressions by putting away their phones, skipping overpowering fragrances, removing sunglasses from the tops of their heads and avoiding chewing gum. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Joe also takes the chance to collaborate with Coop on a new and more effective system for putting away the toys, which is a relief to Coop. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026

But no series ostensibly for children has worked harder to guilt-trip adults into taking better care of their pets or belongings than the Toy Story movies, in which the mere act of putting away playthings is tantamount to mass murder. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

Try one undistracted meal a week Finding the time for just one dedicated family meal a week — putting away the phone for 20 to 30 minutes during breakfast, lunch or dinner — could be worth it when the nightly affair is simply not going to happen. — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 16 June 2026

Williams then roared with delight after putting away an easy volley. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Laundry — the end-to-end folding and putting away — is genuinely, profoundly hard. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The people who actually helped her were the ones who made the decision themselves—dropping off dinner, sending a gift card, showing up to organize the house, or putting away the baby gifts that had already arrived. — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 May 2026