Thesaurus
put
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of PUT
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to arrange something in a certain spot or position <you can put this box next to the bookshelf>
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to convey in appropriate or telling terms <tried to think of a good way of putting the news>
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to establish or apply as a charge or penalty <a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries>
Related Words dock, excise, mulct, penalize, tax; extort, shake down, wrest, wring; bleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeeze; coerce, compel, force; inflict, wreak; set; reapply, reimpose, relay
Near Antonyms abate, diminish, lessen; forgive, release; condone, disregard, excuse, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardon
Antonyms remit
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to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation <put the words of his patriotic poem to the tune of a well-known drinking song>
Synonyms acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, shape, suit, tailor
Related Words readapt, readjust; customize, gear, match, model, pattern; attune, correct, harmonize, square, tune; establish, root, settle; acquaint, familiarize, orient, orientate; equip, prepare, prime, rehearse; harden, inure, season, toughen; alter, convert, make over, modify, recast, reclaim, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refigure, refit, refocus, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, transform; accustom, condition, habilitate, habituate, naturalize; ready, season; bend; fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig
Near Antonyms misadjust
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