Definitions

put across

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bring to pass v.
convey v.
convince v.
effect v.
explain v.
express v.
prevail on v.
prevail upon/prevail on v.
sell v.
spell out v.
sway v.

VERB

bring to pass

Synonyms

WEAK

bring about bring off deliver do the trick give rise to lay the foundation of produce put through set on foot

VERB

convey

Synonyms

STRONGEST

communicate disclose impart pass on reveal send tell transmit

STRONG

break carry conduct project relate

WEAK

make known

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover hide keep receive suppress take withhold

WEAK

hold keep secret maintain refrain retain

VERB

convince

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assure get persuade prompt prove satisfy sway

STRONG

brainwash change demonstrate draw effect establish hook induce overcome refute sell turn

WEAK

argue into bring around bring home to bring to reason make a believer prevail upon sell one on talk into twist one's arm win over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade fail prevent stop

STRONG

confuse

VERB

effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about enact enforce implement realize

STRONG

actualize actuate begin buy cause complete conceive conclude consummate create effectuate execute follow through fulfill generate induce initiate invoke make perform procure produce render secure sell unzip yield

WEAK

bring off bring on carry through do a number do one's thing do the job do the trick do to a T draw on get across get to give rise to make it make waves pull it off turn out turn the trick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail halt hinder lose neglect stop

STRONG

close deny destroy disallow discourage end finish forget give up ignore miss prevent refuse ruin veto

WEAK

overlook

VERB

explain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze clarify define demonstrate describe disclose expound illustrate interpret justify point out read resolve reveal solve spell out tell

STRONG

annotate construe decipher diagram elucidate excuse explicate manifest paraphrase rationalize refine render teach translate unfold unravel untangle

WEAK

account for break down bring out clear up get across go into detail make plain put in plain English set right throw light upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse distort hide misrepresent misunderstand question wonder

STRONG

cloud mystify obscure stagnate tangle withhold

WEAK

be vague complicate perplex

VERB

express

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assert communicate convey declare disclose give hint indicate put reveal say show speak suggest tell voice

STRONG

air asseverate bespeak broach circulate connote couch denote depict designate divulge embody enunciate evince exhibit formulate frame import insinuate intend intimate manifest phrase proclaim pronounce represent spell state symbolize testify utter vent ventilate verbalize word

WEAK

add up to make known pop off put into words stand for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet conceal cover deny hide hold keep listen refrain suppress take withhold

STRONG

close close up mumble

VERB

prevail on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prevail upon

WEAK

affect argue into bring around convince crack dispose draw get get around impress incline induce influence promote prompt sell suck in sway talk into win over

VERB

prevail upon/prevail on

Synonyms

WEAK

affect argue into bring around convince crack dispose draw get get around impress incline induce promote prompt ram down throat sell suck in sway talk into win over

Antonyms

WEAK

discourage dissuade leave alone

VERB

sell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise auction close handle hawk market move peddle trade

STRONG

bargain barter boost contract dispose drum dump exchange hustle merchandise persuade pitch plug puff push retail retain snow spiel stock traffic unload vend wholesale

WEAK

be in business clinch the deal close the deal deal in put up for sale soft sell soft soap sweet-talk

Antonyms

STRONGEST

buy

STRONG

conceal discourage dissuade hide hold keep

VERB

spell out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

define describe expound illustrate justify point out

WEAK

break down brief clear up clue in decipher decode diagram draw a map fill someone in get across go into detail interpret make plain put in plain English teach tell throw light upon translate unfold unravel untangle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse

VERB

sway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominate impress inspire overrule persuade

STRONG

bias brainwash carry conduct control crack direct dispose get govern guide hook incline induce manage move predispose reign rule sell strike touch

WEAK

hold sway over impact on lead by the nose prevail on rule over soften up suck in turn one's head twist one's arm win over work on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade

STRONG

misguide mislead neglect serve

WEAK

leave alone

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put across

That could be music to the ears of the Belgian, who will be provided with much-needed extra time on the training pitch with his new players to put across fresh ideas.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

“We’re going to continue to see warehouses being put across the street from homes and schools, because it will be OK with the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024

Baltimore entered 24th among the 30 major league teams in scoring, then put across its highest runs total since beating Oakland 18-2 on Aug. 16, 2015.

From Fox News ● Jun. 6, 2021

Díaz shoots and edits this process to put across a sense of quietude and patience, emphasizing process.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020

Kennedy, a folklorist at heart, apparently wanted to put across the most dramatic story possible, and therefore included not only his own anti-Klan activities but those of another man, code-named John Brown.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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