PUTTING UP Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

putting up

verb

Definition of putting up next

present participle of put up

as in erecting

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

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as in building

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

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as in selling

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

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as in housing

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

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as in plotting

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 storing

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 putting up Now, three months after launching in Early Access, the game is now dead after putting up numbers reminiscent of the endlessly referenced Concord. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 If the critics are right, and the technology turns Hollywood into more of an assembly line for derivative, soulless cash grabs, the same people urging the business to accept AI may regret not putting up a fight. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026 Arizona had already established a commanding 7-2 lead going into the fourth inning, but the Diamondbacks blew the doors open by putting up a five-spot to take a 10-run lead. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 Morrow was especially dominant in the second, putting up 10 points and six rebounds to come just shy of a second straight first-half double-double. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 Now the company seeks to expand on last year’s win by spending vast sums — putting up more than $70 million so far — on a California ballot measure campaign to cap attorney fees in car crash cases. —

Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026 Allisha Gray leads the Atlanta Dream (1-0) into a matchup against the Dallas Wings (1-0) after putting up 24 points in a 91-90 win over the Lynx. —

Data Skrive, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Neighbors, friends, and others began putting up posters and sharing information online to help in the search. —

Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 May 2026 But the Toronto Raptors have been putting up a fight. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026

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That might leave Florida taxpayers still picking up the tab for the millions of dollars the state spent in quickly erecting the site in the middle of the Everglades.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Another had a mossy headpiece with wire erecting green and platinum hair balls.

— Essence, Essence, 4 May 2026