PUTTING UP Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

putting up

verb

present participle of put up

as in erecting

to fix in an upright position the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

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as in building

to form by putting together parts or materials plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

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as in selling

to offer for sale to the public put their possessions up for auction

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as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

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as in plotting

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

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as in storing

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of putting up The Last House is putting up big viewing hours on Netflix, planting itself at the #1 spot on the service’s top 10 movie list since release. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 With an open-door policy, the mission has been a refuge for as many as 1,000 people, at one point putting up hundreds of cots nightly in its chapel to accommodate women from the street. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus has narrowly missed the playoffs in back-to-back years despite Zach Werenski putting up two borderline MVP-caliber seasons. — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Customers pay in small instalments, often through mobile apps, instead of putting up the full price upfront. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Alaina Mencinger Republican challenger Ralph Heap is putting up a fight for one of two Arizona Corporation Commission seats currently held by incumbents Nick Myers and Kevin Thompson. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 The Hawks downed the Celtics 102-90, putting up their most well-rounded offensive outing. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 The game was the opposite as the first with the offenses putting up points. — Cal Phillips july 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026 Sutton, a rookie forward who went undrafted out of LSU, continued to impress after putting up 16 points and seven rebounds in Sunday’s win over Golden State Warriors Blue. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

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The greybeards will take on the suicide mission of storming the castle walls, erecting ladders, and invading the city while arrows and rocks rain down on them.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The killing sparked nationwide unrest, with cartel members erecting highway blockades and setting fire to vehicles and buildings across 20 Mexican states.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of erecting

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Patel, whose company is building infrastructure supporting the AI boom, expects AI agents to go mainstream, allowing demand to continue its explosive growth.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
But since Oliver Glasner’s appointment, the Austrian has been working with McAtee — who had already spent the summer working on building his physique — on operating in a deeper role.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of building

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There are concerns around selling the versatile Spence but new signing Andy Robertson will provide competition at left-back for Destiny Udogie, while Archie Gray can cover Pedro Porro on the opposite side.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Another state-run newspaper, Global New Light of Myanmar, said authorities asked street food vendors selling high-risk items to close for about three days to curb the spread.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of selling

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Plaintiffs' attorney Alexander Shalom argued that housing the plaintiffs in a segregated unit violates their constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Elevator access is available in the main buildings housing the lobby and restaurants.

— Ronee Uyeshiro, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Definition of housing

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The Voyagers have been skirting this dismal fate for years now, with NASA engineers carefully monitoring each spacecraft’s power supplies and plotting out when to turn off individual instruments to keep the missions going as long as possible.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
While this reunion was happening, Juke was watching from a safe distance, plotting.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of plotting

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Decades later, the government was still buying surplus cheese and storing it in vast underground caves in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Kansas, warehouses cool enough to hold the cheese for years without spoiling.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
By that decade, governments were storing personal information on computers for purposes like keeping track of tax payments and providing benefits to veterans.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of storing

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Previous contracts establishing long-term benefits have been set in increments of 10 or even 20 years, raising the stakes for labor and the state.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The war in the Middle East has made cargoes more scarce and, in turn, more expensive, raising the prospects of another energy crunch.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of raising

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Ground crews are carrying out manual firefighting, cooling operations, patrols and constructing firebreaks to prevent the flames from spreading further.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
China is building a lunar base Upon completion of its first base on the Moon in 2035, China will move ahead and extend its footprint by constructing a larger orbiting complex by 2045.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026