PUTTING ON Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

putting on

verb

present participle of put on

as in throwing (on)

to place on one's person I put on a coat and shoes to go outside

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as in exaggerating

to describe or express in too strong terms some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made

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as in pretending

to present a false appearance of put on a show of anger just for fun

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Recent Examples of putting on This isn’t just a ‘proof of concept’ announcement, either; the brands will be putting on a full working demonstration of their latest audio system in action at the upcoming Audio Advice Live 2026 show. — John Archer, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center. — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Dad was also careful not to pump his son too hard, while putting on his professional cap. — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 June 2026 This weekend, Elizabeth Hall, a 15-year wedding planning veteran and the proprietor of Elizabeth Hall Events for nine years, is putting on a wedding at the Ocean House resort in Rhode Island. — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 The Yellow Jackets hit seven home runs, putting on a show for its first home regional game since 2019. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026 Nearly 40 years after first putting on the uniform, she was named CEO in 2024. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 May 2026 Despite the sporadic flips between putting on offensive clinics and going silent, Nazar posted career bests of 15 goals, 26 assists and 41 points in 66 games. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Pratt is then featured putting on a Batman suit. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

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Reynolds could be seen joking around with a larger-than-life Olaf from Frozen, posing with a fan donning a Deadpool jersey, and swinging a faux sword with another Deadpool cosplayer, who donned the character’s original red suit.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Josh Brolin's 2014 reveal as Thanos, donning the Infinity Gauntlet, set the direction for an entire saga years in advance.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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Cornelissen works with little intervention in the wine cellar, but without exaggerating.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Jan Paul van Hecke of the Netherlands has been involved in two scraps already, the latest when he was hit while going for a header and crumbled, perhaps exaggerating a tad, after Morocco's Azzedine Ounahi challenged the header, as well.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026

Definition of exaggerating

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An elderly Parker County man was beaten and robbed by a woman who gained access to his home after pretending to be a police officer, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Saturday.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
One email told Angela that Lilith had contacted someone on Craigslist pretending to be her and accepting the poster’s request to fulfill a rape fantasy at their condo, per NBC News.

— Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of pretending

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It was supposed to relight its engines for a landing burn off the coast of Texas, simulating maneuvers required to return the booster back to the launch pad for recovery and reuse.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
In their new study, the HZDR team says the effect could become especially important for adiabatic quantum computers, a class of machines widely studied for solving optimization problems, searching massive datasets, and simulating molecules.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of simulating

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The advice about not following your kids is often about not abandoning your life and support systems and assuming your kids will fill in the gaps.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Arguably the subsequent doubling was due to a combination of surging Chinese demand and momentum trading, but even assuming that, the market tightness after the war ended kept prices on a long upward trajectory, not a rocket launch.

— Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026