PUTTING ON Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

putting on

verb

present participle of put on

as in throwing (on)

to place on one's person I put on a coat and shoes to go outside

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as in exaggerating

to describe or express in too strong terms some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made

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as in pretending

to present a false appearance of put on a show of anger just for fun

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Recent Examples of putting on The sanctioning body also announced earlier this week that North Wilkesboro Speedway, after putting on its first Cup race in 30 years, will go back to hosting the NASCAR All-Star Race in 2027. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026 In terms of returning for the new reboot of the series, Electra is open to putting on the iconic red one-piece once again, since her former love interest on the show, David Chokachi has signed on to return. — Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 This isn’t just a ‘proof of concept’ announcement, either; the brands will be putting on a full working demonstration of their latest audio system in action at the upcoming Audio Advice Live 2026 show. — John Archer, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center. — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Dad was also careful not to pump his son too hard, while putting on his professional cap. — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 June 2026 This weekend, Elizabeth Hall, a 15-year wedding planning veteran and the proprietor of Elizabeth Hall Events for nine years, is putting on a wedding at the Ocean House resort in Rhode Island. — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 The Yellow Jackets hit seven home runs, putting on a show for its first home regional game since 2019. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026 Nearly 40 years after first putting on the uniform, she was named CEO in 2024. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 May 2026

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Lai was also seen donning a flak jacket, listening to briefings and issuing instructions during the drill.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The Cooking for a Cause event brought dozens of volunteers donning blue shirts from both Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy who packed personal hygiene kits with essentials such as toothpaste, razors and other personal care items.

— Zaire Breedlove August 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026

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Washington has a history of exaggerating the competitive threat from rivals, whether that was the Soviet Union or Japan.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Kennedy has also sought to personally reform the agency’s vaccine policy, firing all 17 of its vaccine advisers and replacing them with his own picks, many of whom have questioned the benefit of vaccines while exaggerating their harms.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exaggerating

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However, that process would require a lot of extra work for scrapers that currently just pull down the raw HTML source code of billions of webpages as plaintext, without going to the trouble of simulating a browser’s rendering pipeline.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
In addition to simulating the dispersal of defense production, Taiwan is throttling the island’s mobile network to show civilians what happens when internet services are disabled.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of simulating

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His immediate tasks since assuming the top job have been sustaining momentum in Disney's core growth areas, namely its theme parks and streaming divisions.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
In a sense, the proof shows that a world in which love never returns is a world whose geometry tears itself apart—assuming, of course, the proof holds up.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026