Definitions

laid

[leyd] / leɪd /

VERB

put, place

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange establish leave locate plant set settle spread stick

STRONG

deposit dispose fix order organize posit position repose rest systematize

WEAK

set down set out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse depart disestablish disorder disorganize displace mix up move remove unsettle upset

STRONG

be active destroy disarrange disturb energize

WEAK

lift neglect rough take

VERB

produce, advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

offer

STRONG

adduce allege bear cite deposit generate lodge present submit yield

WEAK

bring forth bring forward put forward

Antonyms

STRONG

deny refuse take withhold

WEAK

lift neglect rough

VERB

credit, allocate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply cast impose train turn

STRONG

accredit address aim allot ascribe assess assign attribute burden charge direct encumber impute incline level point refer saddle tax

WEAK

zero in

Antonyms

STRONG

aid exonerate help keep

WEAK

lift neglect rough take

VERB

design, plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prepare

STRONG

concoct contrive devise hatch plot

WEAK

work out

Antonyms

WEAK

lift neglect rough take

VERB

make smooth

Synonyms

STRONG

allay alleviate appease assuage calm even flatten flush iron level plane press quiet relieve steam still suppress

Antonyms

STRONG

aggravate agitate break intensify irritate provoke upset worry

WEAK

lift neglect rough take

VERB

bet, wager

Synonyms

STRONGEST

play

STRONG

gamble game hazard risk stake

WEAK

give odds

Antonyms

WEAK

lift neglect rough take

Example Sentences

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Ahead of the meeting, the company laid out its financial algorithm External link.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Then, when those larvae are born into screwworm flies, they start eating, and what they are eating is what they have right there: the flesh of the animal that its mother laid the larvae into.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"Here it's all laid out. They can have a look at it, they can have a rummage."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A number of recent legal proceedings have laid bare the extent to which the Justice companies may have knowingly violated environmental laws, a key threshold for bringing a criminal matter.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

My whole journey was laid out before me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff