PUTTING UP Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

putting up

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Definition of putting up next

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 Woods had 367 catches for 4,626 yards and 23 touchdowns during his five seasons with the Rams, putting up the only two 1,000-yard seasons of his career and serving as a dependable bookend to the prolific Kupp while catching passes from Jared Goff. —

CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026 At his best, Suzuki gives the Cubs a threat in the middle of their lineup capable of putting up 35-plus home runs and over 100 RBIs this year. —

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 The Wildcats are on a six-game winning streak in Big East play, and star guard Jasmine Bascoe has played some of her best basketball since putting up just eight points in the loss to UConn. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026 While the team fell short of an American League East crown before putting up a lackluster fight in the ALDS last year, the Yanks also boasted baseball’s top offense and tied Toronto for the AL’s best record. —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026 The New York Giants running back is simultaneously building a streaming audience and flirting with a WWE career while putting up legitimate on-field stats. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 Deputies with the Pima County Sheriff's Department were seen back at Nancy Guthrie's home on Wednesday afternoon, putting up yellow crime scene tape. —

Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026 Suffice it to say, there’s more to come on the family front for all Beckhams, but for the moment, Sir David and Lady Victoria are commendably putting up the brave front. —

Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 That could mean anything from holding a meeting on compost, knocking on your neighbors’ doors, or putting up signage next to the bins showing what can and can’t be composted. —

Clio Chang, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2026

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At the same time, Anthropic and Amodei may now have a bully pulpit to push their agenda for erecting sturdier guardrails around how AI operates.

— Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.

— Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026