PUTTING UP Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

putting up

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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 Ticket prices, however, aren’t the only eye-popping numbers FIFA is putting up. —

Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 What does putting up for tender mean? —

Matthew Razak, Space.com, 10 June 2026 This expansion has been rumored/teased for a long while now, and it was set to release during a streaming event tomorrow, but its own launcher spoiled the fun by putting up the announcement early. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 On Wednesday, crews could be seen putting up signs, installing security fencing and barricades around the stadium grounds and doing construction near the Foxboro Commuter Rail stop just across from the stadium. —

Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 27 May 2026 No, seriously, somebody check the box score because our city is suddenly putting up numbers like prime Steph Curry in the fourth quarter. —

Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026 If the critics are right, and the technology turns Hollywood into more of an assembly line for derivative, soulless cash grabs, the same people urging the business to accept AI may regret not putting up a fight. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026 Arizona had already established a commanding 7-2 lead going into the fourth inning, but the Diamondbacks blew the doors open by putting up a five-spot to take a 10-run lead. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 Morrow was especially dominant in the second, putting up 10 points and six rebounds to come just shy of a second straight first-half double-double. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026

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By the time the early hours of June 20 roll around, there’s a non-zero chance that New Yorkers will be erecting a statue of Karl-Anthony Towns in Union Square and an army of Timothée Chalamet devotees will have seized control of the city’s 789 bridges and tunnels.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
Meanwhile, Zach is just actively turned off by Kenzie, telling her he’s never dated a blonde before and erecting a pillow barrier between them to sleep.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 June 2026