Synonyms of putting out

putting out 1 of 2

verb

present participle of put out

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exerting
• using
• applying
• wielding
• plying
• exercising
• utilizing
• employing
• misapplying
• abusing
• misusing

2

as in extinguishing

to cause to cease burning

put out the campfire before leaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguishing
• snuffing (out)
• blowing out
• quenching
• stamping (out)
• dowsing
• blanketing
• dousing
• snubbing (out)
• choking
• suffocating
• smothering
• rubbing out
• stubbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lighting
• firing
• kindling
• igniting
• inflaming
• enflaming

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bothering
• annoying
• bugging
• burning (up)
• irritating
• persecuting
• getting to
• wearing on
• hacking (off)
• getting
• eating
• aggravating
• rubbing the wrong way
• getting one's goat
• getting on one's nerves
• sticking in one's craw
• itching
• grating
• frosting
• setting one's teeth on edge
• exasperating
• worrying
• spiting
• nettling
• infuriating
• ruffling
• griping
• vexing
• chafing
• riling
• irking
• galling
• angering
• rasping
• plaguing
• teasing
• piquing
• narking
• provoking
• insulting
• peeving
• freaking (out)
• harassing
• offending
• nagging
• devilling
• upsetting
• rousing
• heckling
• hassling
• enraging
• enflaming
• ballyragging
• bullyragging
• inflaming
• badgering
• unsettling
• baiting
• distressing
• pestering
• hagriding
• deviling
• discomposing
• harrying
• agitating
• exercising
• antagonizing
• roiling
• incensing
• maddening
• outraging
• rankling
• disquieting
• undoing
• discomforting
• perturbing
• affronting
• unhinging
• fretting
• miffing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeasing
• obliging
• placating
• gratifying
• satisfying
• pleasing
• conciliating
• pacifying
• comforting
• propitiating
• assuring
• mollifying
• delighting
• reassuring
• cheering
• soothing
• consoling
• contenting
• quieting
• gladdening
• solacing

4

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?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weighing
• troubling
• bothering
• interfering (with)
• tying up
• discommoding
• holding back
• disturbing
• incommoding
• inconveniencing
• holding up
• disobliging
• tieing up
• upsetting
• hindering
• bugging
• impeding
• burdening
• encumbering
• trammelling
• annoying
• hampering
• saddling
• obstructing
• provoking
• handicapping
• inhibiting
• angering
• hobbling
• manacling
• hamstringing
• aggravating
• shackling
• fettering
• getting
• exasperating
• chafing
• vexing
• riling
• galling
• grating
• inflaming
• trammeling
• piquing
• nettling
• perturbing
• agitating
• irking
• enflaming
• peeving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• assisting
• aiding
• accommodating
• favoring
• facilitating
• abetting
• obliging
• smoothing
• easing
• appeasing
• gratifying
• pleasing
• satisfying
• disarming
• comforting
• consoling
• placating
• delighting
• conciliating
• mollifying
• pacifying
• contenting
• gladdening

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• publishing
• printing
• getting out
• coming out with
• issuing
• reprinting
• producing
• copublishing
• reissuing
• contributing
• republishing
• serializing
• editing
• co-publishing
• manufacturing
• marketing
• syndicating
• distributing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• censoring

putting out

2 of 2

noun

as in coming out

Related Words

• coming out
• production
• publishing
• issuing
• publication
• manufacture
• printing
• release
• distribution
• broadcasting
• transmission
• dissemination
• propagation
• circulation
• advertising
• syndication
• promotion
• communication
• declaration
• publicity
• announcement
• notification
• propaganda
• proclamation
• arrival
• emergence
• debut
• promulgation
• spread
• advent
• appearance
• enunciation
• annunciation
• début

Dissimilar Words

• suppression
• censorship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of putting out

Noun

Hummingbirds will arrive in Michigan in late spring 2026, based on typical migration patterns, and BirdWatching recommends putting out your hummingbird feeders by early April. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025

And there's just zero liability for what people are putting out there. —ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025

Yes, Netflix is putting out movies, but what’s the intention behind it? —Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025

The country traditionalist has quickly achieved a high level of success in the genre despite only putting out his second major-label album at the end of August, past the end of the eligibility period. —Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025

Once the plant stops putting out new foliage in the fall, its productive life cycle is over. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025

Ellis’ band, Ax and the Hatchetmen, is currently signed to Arista Records, and has been touring and putting out music videos. —Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025

Getty Images The Who is one of the rare rock bands from decades past that is still putting out new projects that reach the charts. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Firefighters from Stillwater, Oakdale, Lake Elmo, White Bear Lake and Vadnais Heights helped Mahtomedi firefighters in putting out the fire. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025