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lay aside

VERB
bank
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amass hoard invest
STRONG
deposit heap hill mass mound pile save speculate squirrel stash
WEAK
lay away put by salt away sock away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
spend
WEAK
disburse straighten
VERB
dismiss
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deride reject ridicule
STRONG
banish contemn despise discard disdain dispel disregard drop flout gibe gird jeer mock pooh-pooh rally relegate repudiate repulse scoff scorn scout shelve spurn taunt twit
WEAK
kiss off laugh away set aside
Antonyms
STRONGEST
flatter praise
STRONG
admire approve compliment do embrace esteem keep like love respect weaken welcome
WEAK
accept appoint employ engage hire hold maintain preserve secure
VERB
interrupt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break break off cut off cut short delay discontinue disturb halt heckle hinder hold up impede prevent punctuate stop suspend
STRONG
arrest check crash cut defer disconnect disjoin disunite divide in infringe inject insinuate intrude obstruct separate sever shortstop stay
WEAK
barge in break in break train of thought bust in butt in chime in come between crowd in cut in on edge in get in the way horn in put in work in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance aid allow assist begin carry on cause continue encourage facilitate forward further give go help join mend permit promote push start support
STRONG
attach combine connect couple expedite leave leave alone link unite
VERB
pigeonhole
Synonyms
STRONG
assort class classify defer delay dismiss file group hold label peg postpone rank sideline sort tab table
WEAK
hold off hold up put aside put down as put off put on hold put on ice put on the back burner type cast
Antonyms
STRONG
advance disorder expedite forward hasten hurry maintain scatter
VERB
put away/put aside/put by
Synonyms
WEAK
deposit keep lay away lay by lay in put out of the way reserve cache salt away save set aside squirrel away stockpile store store away stow away
Antonyms
WEAK
spend use up waste
VERB
relinquish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon abdicate cede drop out forgo hand over quit renounce surrender vacate waive withdraw yield
STRONG
abnegate cast desert discard ditch drop dump forbear forsake forswear kick leave release repudiate resign sacrifice shed
WEAK
back down cast off cut loose drop like hot potato kiss good-bye opt out quit cold turkey retire from stand down swear off take the oath take the pledge
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow assert claim continue defend fight hold keep remain retain stay win
STRONG
gather maintain revert take up
WEAK
take
VERB
salt away
Synonyms
WEAK
accumulate amass bank cache hide hoard invest lay away put away put by put in the bank save for rainy day set aside spare stash stockpile
Antonyms
WEAK
spend throw away waste
VERB
save
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collect conserve keep maintain manage spare store
STRONG
amass cache deposit gather hoard hold reserve retrench scrimp skimp squirrel stash stockpile treasure
WEAK
be frugal be thrifty cut corners feather nest hide away lay away make ends meet pile up pinch pennies put by roll back salt away save for rainy day sock away stow away tighten belt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disperse give ignore neglect squander use waste
STRONG
distribute divide let go scatter spend
WEAK
endanger harm hurt leave open make vulnerable throw away
VERB
shelve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freeze give up mothball prolong put off suspend waive
STRONG
delay dismiss drop hold pigeonhole prorogue scrub sideline stay table
WEAK
hang up hold off hold over hold up put aside put on back burner put on hold put on ice slow up tie up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continue go
STRONG
advance
WEAK
carry out do go ahead
VERB
sock away
Synonyms
WEAK
amass deposit heap hill hoard invest lay away mass mound pile put by salt away save speculate squirrel stash
VERB
suspend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold
STRONG
can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard
WEAK
break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release
WEAK
complete finish persist sustain

Example Sentences

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But of course everything is only temporary, including the good health I felt sure would enable me to lay aside the cane when my back was better.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

He could lay aside speculation that negligence — a stove in the kitchen, faulty wiring — caused the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023

"I think it is incumbent on the leaders of the country to lay aside their differences and create an environment where their people can flourish."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2023

“But we do not ask them to lay aside their citizenry and give up the very rights they have sworn to protect.”

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022

We must lay aside one thing to grasp another.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson