place

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of PLACE

to arrange something in a certain spot or position <he carefully placed the flowers in a vase>

Synonyms depose, deposit, dispose, emplace, fix, lay, position, put, set, set up, situate, stick

Related Words move, rearrange, reorder, shift; orient; establish, locate, plant, settle; clap, flop, plank, plop, plump, plunk (or plonk), plunk down, slap; ensconce, niche; assemble, collect; carry; berth, park; affix, anchor, lock, lodge, wedge; array, lay out, line up, queue, rank; set down

Near Antonyms relocate, remove, take; banish; dislodge, displace, replace, supersede, supplant

to arrange or assign according to type <I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride>

Synonyms assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type

Related Words array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorize

Near Antonyms confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble; misclassify, missort, mistype

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement <I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood>

Synonyms calculate, call, conjecture, figure, gauge (also gage), guess, judge, make, place, put, reckon, suppose

Related Words conclude, deduce, extrapolate, gather, infer, reason, understand

Near Antonyms calibrate, measure, scale; compute, work out

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes <placed second in the competition>

Synonyms be, grade, place, rate, stand

Related Words seed; count; categorize, class, classify, codify, compartmentalize, group, separate, set, sort; install, instate

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty <placed the recent college grad in the company's research and development division>

Synonyms assign, attach, commission, constitute, designate, detail, name, nominate, place