lay out

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of LAY OUT

to hand over or use up in payment <he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself>

Synonyms disburse, drop, expend, fork (over, out, or up), give, lay out, outlay, pay, shell out

Related Words lavish, rain; blow, dissipate, fritter (away), run through, squander, throw away, waste

Near Antonyms cache, hoard, lay up, save; acquire, earn, gain, garner, make, procure, realize, secure, win

to work out the details of (something) in advance <the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency>

Synonyms arrange, blueprint, budget, calculate, chart, choreograph, design, frame, lay out, map (out), organize, prepare, project, scheme (out), shape, strategize (about)

to put into a particular arrangement <plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region>

Synonyms arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, lay out, marshal (also marshall), organize, range, systematize

Related Words groom, make up, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up); unscramble; align (also aline), cue, line, line up, queue; alphabetize, file, hierarchize, prioritize, sequence; emplace, place, set; display, map (out), set out

Antonyms derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, mess (up), muss (up), rumple, upset

to present so as to invite notice or attention <for the historic celebration, the museum laid out its full collection of native artifacts>

Synonyms display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, lay out, parade, produce, show off, sport, strut, unveil

Related Words brandish, flourish, wave; advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, herald, placard, post, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet; divulge, talk (about), tell (of); bare, discover, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask

Near Antonyms camouflage, disguise, mask; conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occlude, occult, shroud, veil

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