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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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Alberto González put on shoes for a night of dancing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“All that did was put an exclamation point on it,” Brunner said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

On Fox News Thursday, Blanche seemed eager to put the Epstein scandal behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"The things you might put off doing until you have got the freedom, and maybe the finances, to do it, your body might not be able to do by then," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Sela opened her mouth and closed it, put down the bag, and reached up to the back of her head.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.