PUTTING OUT Synonyms: 220 Similar and Opposite Words

putting out 1 of 2

noun

as in coming out

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putting out

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verb

present participle of put out

as in exerting

to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat her longtime tennis rival

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as in extinguishing

to cause to cease burning put out the campfire before leaving

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as in bothering

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house

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as in weighing

to cause discomfort to or trouble for if it wouldn't put you out too much, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport?

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as in publishing

to produce and release for distribution in printed form though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog

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Recent Examples of putting out

Verb

The process of putting out the fire created smoke, so everyone in Tier 5A and all other tiers on the fifth floor were evacuated as a precaution, the sheriff's office said. — Greg Kelly, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 This isn’t a scientific survey — it’s meant to be fun and help show off the best of what our local businesses are putting out. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 Whether that’s detecting and putting out every fire fast, increasing logging and forest thinning, or allowing fires to burn under safe conditions, the default choice today is to pour more money and effort into the star approach of the moment. — Matt Thompson, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 Things may take time to gel together but Elliot Anderson already looks extremely promising, both in possession and by putting out fires when City lose it, while Ayyoub Bouaddi is an exciting prospect who will get a good amount of game time. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Scott has been putting out dud after dud after dud, and this one appears to be yet another, with just a 40% RT score. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 By not putting out a press release or social media post announcing their Kalshi partnerships, both MLB clubs avoided the kind of embarrassing backlash that befell the New York Mets a few weeks ago. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The weeks before school starts see major retailers and manufacturers putting out impressive offers on a wide variety of portables, from ultra-budget Chromebooks to potent mobile workstations. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026 When putting out the car fire, for example, three girls line up with an instructor to hold the powerful hose. — Julianna Mejia july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting out

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Film and television are some of the most important exports of the country, and everybody’s stealing production from us.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
The start of cell trials comes after an earlier target for production.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of production

Verb

On the other hand, higher Fed rates typically bolster the attractiveness of dollar assets, exerting depreciation pressure on local currencies.

— , CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Trump successfully exerting political control over the Fed would be extremely bad news for just about everyone.

— Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of exerting

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Since then, southern Italians have attributed all sorts of miracles to his intercession, including extinguishing the volcanic fires of Mount Vesuvius in 1631.

— Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
After extinguishing the blaze, authorities found two people dead inside a 2019 McLaren.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of extinguishing

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Lane Kiffin will stroll off the LSU bus later this afternoon, acting as if none of the noise is bothering him.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The injury was something that had been bothering Smith throughout training camp, but the decision to get surgery wasn’t made until recently.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of bothering

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The United States Air Force (USAF) is currently weighing whether to restart production of the C-17 Globemaster III or commit to designing and buying an entirely new aircraft.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Energy bottlenecks and central bank policy will likely drive both bonds and stocks in the near term, with rate relief supporting both but yield increases weighing more on equities.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of weighing

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The Associated Press also joined a group of organizations that refrained from publishing photos of the president Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
After the design work is completed, the furniture installed, and the happy homeowners settled, publishing a project in AD can help attract the kind of attention that leads to new work.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of publishing

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Federal officials have long worked with companies and individuals to minimize harm to species by crafting habitat protection plans and issuing permits for some incidental killings.

— Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
The robot is also designed to perform sentry duties, including identifying personnel and issuing alerts when abnormal situations are detected.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

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Post-reaction analysis using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, or SEM/EDX, also showed morphological and compositional changes in the catalyst samples.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Spain highlighted incentives, investment, talent and infrastructure, while Greece stressed using international productions to build local capacity and training.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026