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put

[poot] / pʊt /
VERB
position
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring establish focus insert install invest lay place set settle stick
STRONG
concenter concentrate deposit embed fasten fix fixate nail park peg plank plant plop plunk quarter repose rest rivet seat situate
WEAK
plank down plunk down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confuse displace forget leave neglect refuse remove take take out unsettle
STRONG
be active detach disorganize energize move release unfasten
WEAK
change transfer
VERB
propose; express in words
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give offer present set submit suggest turn
STRONG
advance air couch express formulate forward phrase pose posit prefer proposition propound render state tender translate transpose utter vent ventilate word
WEAK
bring forward propone set before
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal dissuade fight refrain take withhold
STRONG
halt hide stop suppress
WEAK
change displace remove transfer
VERB
commit, assign
Synonyms
STRONGEST
force impose make require set
STRONG
condemn consign constrain doom employ enjoin induce inflict levy oblige subject
WEAK
subject to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourage dissuade halt
STRONG
free let go release
WEAK
change displace remove take transfer

Example Sentences

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But I’d twice postponed a trip I’d planned with my husband to Spain and Morocco, and I didn’t want to put it off it again, which I’d have to do if I kept teaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Maybe they need time to put themselves back together, even just a little bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

What we try to do is to get the best team on the pitch and put players where they can use their strengths.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“My dad is 81 and mom is 70,” he said, adding that he can see the day coming soon when the power-of-attorney documents they have set up are going to be put to use.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Ensuring that the badger was indeed staying put, Clare went to his bedroom and closed the door, for he doubted he could focus with the pesky badger looking over his shoulder.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman