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putting down

VERB

write into record

Synonyms

STRONGEST

set down write down

WEAK

enter inscribe jot down log record take down transcribe

Antonyms

WEAK

boost build up compliment erase extract flatter praise

VERB

subdue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crush quash quell repress stamp out suppress

WEAK

annihilate defeat dismiss extinguish reject silence squash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow encourage let go permit release

WEAK

boost build up compliment erase extract flatter praise

VERB

comment negatively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crush run down

WEAK

belittle condemn decry deflate derogate discount dismiss disparage downcry humiliate minimize mortify opprobriate reject shame slight snub write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

praise

WEAK

boost build up compliment erase extract flatter

Example Sentences

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I think it’s about being present and putting down the phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Rather than commuting to city offices, remote workers are putting down roots, renting homes, enrolling children in local schools, joining clubs and co-working spaces, and contributing skills that once flowed almost exclusively to major cities.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The figures above assume that the buyer is not only putting down a payment of 10% of the home’s sale price.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

When he prepares for a date night with his wife, he pictures putting down his phone and focusing on listening to her talk and making her laugh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

“Would you like to come out,” Rex Rollins says, putting down another can of Diet Coke and licking his fingers of, I believe, hot-wing sauce, “and stand on the little black x.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle