PUTS UP Synonyms: 207 Similar and Opposite Words

puts up

verb

present tense third-person singular of put up

as in erects

to fix in an upright position the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

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as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

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as in sells

to offer for sale to the public put their possessions up for auction

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as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

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as in plots

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

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as in keeps

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of puts up Scott Eastwood puts up a peace sign at the World Cup finals on July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 The counterpoint, though, is that Robinson was a 40% free throw shooter this year, only puts up three shots per game, and averaged fewer than 20 minutes per game across 60 contests. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The side referee puts up the flag for offside, and this one remains scoreless in the early going. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2026 Kelly would do well to study the kind of subtle resistance that Gummer puts up here; even if John was less self-assured, Caroline’s reactions seem more alive. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026 As much as the prospect of wading through two months of wall-to-wall Cowboys dates has left many football fans making involuntary Tony Romo noises, even the most vocal critics acknowledge that Dallas always puts up numbers, even when the team isn’t particularly good or all that much fun to watch. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025 The hotel puts up weekly DJ sets—best enjoyed from the rooftop terrace, which boasts panoramic city views. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025

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The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones.

— David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations.

— Judy Gradwohl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

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The novel builds toward a plot by local men to ambush the night train carrying the departing Muslims.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Silence often signals that one partner has stopped raising issues, which builds resentment over time.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026

Definition of builds

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Panthers Place sells beer, wine, nonalcoholic drinks and a few cocktails like a Tom Collins, Boulevardier, margarita and more.

— Jenna Thompson July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The platform sells weapons, body armor, drones, drone components, and fiber-optics used for drones.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of sells

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Its Service Module, which houses all of the costly propulsion systems, does not return to Earth after each flight but rather burns up in the atmosphere.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
The Timken Museum, which doesn’t charge admission and is the only museum in the city that houses a work by Rembrandt, also got a refresh.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of houses

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Plus, the Office of Science and Technology Policy plots a venture capital-like model for the scientific grant process.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 July 2026
Capitalizing on the tide of anti-Rhaenyra sentiment rising among the peasants of King's Landing, Ormund plots to sow further unrest by paying off a band of smallfolk to brutally torture and kill members of the City Watch.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of plots

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That raises concerns about how organizations secure environments used for model development, testing, and evaluation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
But that usually happens before a company gains substantial traction and raises a significant amount of money.

— Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of raises

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The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.

— Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026