Synonyms of putting down

putting down

verb

present participle of put down

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• minimizing
• running down
• talking down
• dumping on
• diminishing
• playing down
• crying down
• writing off
• criticizing
• discounting
• disparaging
• kissing off
• belittling
• denigrating
• derogating
• decrying
• vilipending
• depreciating
• deprecating
• poor-mouthing
• denouncing
• disapproving (of)
• disliking
• trash-talking
• bad-mouthing
• condemning
• trashing
• dissing
• scolding
• discommending
• discrediting
• aspersing
• abusing
• reprehending
• slandering
• maligning
• vilifying
• ripping
• disgracing
• censuring
• slurring
• defaming
• reprobating
• traducing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• applauding
• approving
• extolling
• magnifying
• recommending
• endorsing
• exalting
• glorifying
• favoring
• sanctioning
• lauding
• acclaiming
• commending
• complimenting
• countenancing
• eulogizing

2

as in recording

to make a written note of

we had the whole agreement put down on paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recording
• logging
• jotting (down)
• writing down
• taking down
• reporting
• setting down
• transcribing
• noting
• marking
• entering
• registering
• chalking (up)
• chronicling
• minuting
• enregistering
• notching
• inscribing
• scoring

3

as in entering

to put (someone or something) on a list

put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entering
• listing
• recording
• scheduling
• filing
• enrolling
• indexing
• cataloging
• registering
• compiling
• slating
• inscribing
• booking
• classifying
• noting
• tabulating
• carding
• rescheduling
• tallying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deleting

4

as in sitting on

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sitting on
• quelling
• suppressing
• subduing
• cracking down (on)
• slapping down
• clamping down (on)
• repressing
• crushing
• snuffing (out)
• silencing
• quashing
• destroying
• stifling
• overcoming
• squashing
• extinguishing
• putting out
• wiping out
• squelching
• quenching
• demolishing
• throttling
• wrecking
• rubbing out
• wasting
• strangling
• ruining
• devastating
• dominating
• smothering
• smashing
• exterminating
• dousing
• obliterating
• decimating
• conquering
• annihilating
• subjugating
• overwhelming
• vanquishing
• overpowering
• desolating
• nuking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• supporting
• assisting
• aiding
• backing
• whipping (up)
• abetting
• propping up
• stirring
• provoking
• inciting
• promoting
• advancing
• encouraging
• fostering
• furthering
• cultivating
• forwarding
• fomenting
• nurturing
• instigating
• nourishing

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attributing
• ascribing
• crediting
• chalking up
• pinning (on)
• imputing
• accrediting
• imputing (to)
• blaming
• laying
• fathering (on)
• referring
• linking
• connecting
• attaching
• assigning
• charging
• associating

6

as in eating

to take in as food

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of putting down

Potential candidates began putting down markers swiftly this week. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Critiques of power To put it bluntly, many Black South Africans are not picking up what the DA is putting down. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026

Today, aspiring developers can turn a good idea into a playable VPX table without ever putting down their phone. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Buying a pre-construction unit usually means putting down an initial deposit and paying in installments as the building gets closer to being completed. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Despite the summer heat, both the brown and red boobies are not putting down roots in Maryland and have gone on their way. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026

As Andoni said himself, this is about putting down the foundations for the season. — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Broady’s timeline was laid out pretty linearly for her from when Disney World allows people to reserve their trips by putting down $200. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026