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lay down

VERB
bet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pony up speculate wager
STRONG
ante chance dice game hazard pledge put risk set trust venture
WEAK
buy in on lay odds play against play for play the ponies put money on tempt fortune toss up
Antonyms
STRONG
displace remove
VERB
dictate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
govern guide impose prescribe
STRONG
bid bulldoze charge control decree direct enjoin instruct lead manage ordain order pronounce regiment rule set
WEAK
call the play call the shots call the tune lay down the law put foot down read the riot act take the reins walk heavy
Antonyms
STRONG
disallow mismanage
WEAK
ask implore request
VERB
enunciate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affirm articulate intone outline propound utter
STRONG
announce declare deliver develop enounce express modulate phonate postulate proclaim promulgate pronounce publish say show sound state submit vocalize voice
Antonyms
STRONG
ask be quiet conceal confine deny hide leave alone question repress withhold
WEAK
mispronounce muffle mumble
VERB
impose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appoint charge demand enforce establish foist force inflict institute introduce levy order place promulgate put require
STRONG
burden command compel constrain decree encroach enjoin exact fix infringe intrude lade lay oblige obtrude ordain prescribe presume saddle trespass visit wish wreak wreck
WEAK
force upon horn in lay down the law move in on put foot down read riot act take advantage
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorder displace forget overlook prevent remove
STRONG
aid help neglect
VERB
leave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow drop have leave behind
STRONG
let mislay omit permit suffer
WEAK
let be let continue let go let stay
Antonyms
STRONG
disallow keep refuse reject
WEAK
care come continue go hold maintain
VERB
parlay
Synonyms
STRONG
engineer gamble jockey manage move plan play risk speculate venture wager
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore neglect
VERB
particularize
Synonyms
STRONG
agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant designate detail engage guarantee impose make name pledge postulate promise provide require settle slot specify state
WEAK
insist upon lay finger on make a point pin down put down for specificate specificize spell out
Antonyms
STRONG
break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse
VERB
prescribe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
define determine dictate establish impose require specify
STRONG
appoint assign choose command decide decree designate direct enjoin fix guide ordain order rule select set settle
WEAK
pick out write prescription
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confuse
STRONG
disallow disorganize leave misguide mislead mix up neglect refuse reject unsettle
VERB
provide
Synonyms
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determine provision require specify
STRONG
condition postulate state stipulate
WEAK
qualify
VERB
recline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
loll lounge sprawl stretch out
STRONG
cant heel lean lie list repose rest slant slope stretch tilt tip
WEAK
be recumbent
Antonyms
STRONG
be active energize even forget level stand straighten
WEAK
sit up
VERB
record
Synonyms
STRONGEST
copy document file list log mark post register report videotape
STRONG
book can catalog chronicle cut dub enroll enter enumerate indite inscribe insert matriculate note preserve tabulate tape transcribe video wax
WEAK
chalk up cut a track jot down keep account make a recording mark down put down put in writing put on file put on paper put on tape set down take down tape-record write in
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel ignore neglect withdraw
VERB
repose
Synonyms
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lie down
STRONG
deposit lie loaf loll lounge place rest settle slant sleep slumber stretch tilt
WEAK
settle down stretch out take it easy
Antonyms
STRONG
do energize move stand straighten
WEAK
be active be busy
VERB
retreat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon back down back off backtrack depart escape evacuate fall back go go back hide leave pull out recede reel retire reverse shrink withdraw
STRONG
avoid back decamp disengage ebb elude evade fold quail quit recoil regress relinquish resign retrograde run sequester vacate
WEAK
back away back out beat it cave in draw back give ground go along with hand over keep aloof keep apart move back opt out retrocede seclude oneself start back turn tail
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance come continue enter forge forward go forward keep meet remain stay
STRONG
face take on
VERB
rule
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conclude determine establish find hold resolve
STRONG
adjudge adjudicate decree deduce figure fix gather infer postulate prescribe pronounce settle theorize
WEAK
pass upon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin miss start unsettle waver
STRONG
ignore misunderstand
WEAK
plead serve submit
VERB
set
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agree upon appoint designate determine establish fix impose make name schedule settle specify stipulate
STRONG
allocate allot arrange assign conclude decree dictate direct estimate instruct ordain prescribe price rate regulate resolve value
WEAK
fix price
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confuse destroy disorganize ignore neglect refuse ruin unsettle
STRONG
ask disallow keep mismanage
WEAK
ascend discourage displace dissuade end finish go up halt hinder liquefy remove rise soften
VERB
stipulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
designate guarantee impose provide require specify spell out
STRONG
agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant detail engage make name particularize pledge postulate promise settle slot state
WEAK
insist upon lay finger on make a point pin down put down for specificate specificize
Antonyms
STRONG
break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse
WEAK
imply wish

Example Sentences

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They argue that choosing the timing of one’s death is a matter of autonomy, that one should be able to lay down one’s life at will rather than suffer through difficult circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But California would not prove to be the be-all and end-all for the rapper, who chose to lay down more permanent roots in Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

This was a major own-goal, to be sure, but one could say that Starmer lay down with a dog and got up with fleas.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Turkey's defence minister on Tuesday demanded that all Kurdish armed groups -- "including in Syria" -- lay down their weapons.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

I drank some water and lay down on my bed.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron