" put on "

1: to place on one's person;

  * e.g., " ... I put on a coat and shoes to go outside "

•  Synonyms : 

•  don,

•  slip (on or into),

•  throw (on)

•  Antonyms : 

•  doff,

•  remove,

•  take off

2: to describe or express in too strong terms;

  * e.g., " ... some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made "

•  Synonyms : 

•  exaggerate,

•  overdo,

•  overdraw,

•  overstate

•  Antonyms : 

•  understate

3: to present a false appearance of;

  * e.g., " ... put on a show of anger just for fun "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act,

•  affect,

•  assume,

•  bluff,

•  counterfeit,

•  dissemble,

•  fake,

•  feign,

•  pass (for),

•  pretend,

•  profess,

•  sham,

•  simulate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to arrange something in a certain spot or position;

  * e.g., " ... you can put this box next to the bookshelf "

•  Synonyms : 

•  depose,

•  deposit,

•  dispose,

•  emplace,

•  fix,

•  lay,

•  place,

•  position,

•  set,

•  set up,

•  situate,

•  stick

•  Antonyms : 

•  remit

2: to convey in appropriate or telling terms;

  * e.g., " ... tried to think of a good way of putting the news "

•  Synonyms : 

•  articulate,

•  clothe,

•  couch,

•  express,

•  formulate,

•  phrase,

•  say,

•  state,

•  word

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement;

  * e.g., " ... put the time of the photograph at about noon "

•  Synonyms : 

•  calculate,

•  call,

•  conjecture,

•  estimate,

•  figure,

•  gauge,

•  guess,

•  judge,

•  make,

•  place,

•  reckon,

•  suppose

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: lacking in natural or spontaneous quality;

  * e.g., " ... a put-on goofy voice "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affected,

•  artificial,

•  assumed,

•  bogus,

•  contrived,

•  factitious,

•  fake,

•  false,

•  feigned,

•  forced,

•  mechanical,

•  mock,

•  phony,

•  plastic,

•  pretended,

•  pseudo,

•  sham,

•  simulated,

•  spurious,

•  strained,

•  unnatural

•  Antonyms : 

•  artless,

•  genuine,

•  natural,

•  spontaneous,

•  unaffected,

•  uncontrived,

•  unfeigned,

•  unforced

1: a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive;

  * e.g., " ... my bravery was all a put-on—I was scared out of my wits "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act,

•  airs,

•  charade,

•  disguise,

•  facade,

•  front,

•  guise,

•  masquerade,

•  playacting,

•  pose,

•  pretense,

•  semblance,

•  show

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect;

  * e.g., " ... for a moment, I couldn't tell if the commercial was serious or a deadpan put-on of ads by other insurance companies "

•  Synonyms : 

•  burlesque,

•  caricature,

•  parody,

•  rib,

•  send-up,

•  spoof,

•  takeoff,

•  travesty

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to take on a false or deceptive appearance;

  * e.g., " ... You don't need to put on an act just to impress us. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dissemble,

•  dissimulate,

•  let on,

•  make out,

•  pretend

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to treat or regard (someone) as extraordinarily good, successful, important, etc.;

  * e.g., " ... When you're in love, there's a tendency to put your crush on a pedestal. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aggrandize,

•  canonize,

•  deify,

•  elevate,

•  exalt,

•  apotheosize,

•  lionize,

•  dignify,

•  ennoble,

•  enshrine,

•  ensky,

•  enthrone,

•  glorify,

•  magnify,

•  idealize,

•  romanticize,

•  adore,

•  revere,

•  reverence,

•  venerate,

•  worship,

•  admire,

•  love,

•  regard,

•  respect,

•  acclaim,

•  applaud,

•  boast,

•  celebrate,

•  cheer,

•  cite,

•  commend,

•  compliment,

•  congratulate,

•  decorate,

•  eulogize,

•  extol,

•  fete,

•  hail,

•  honor,

•  laud,

•  praise,

•  salute,

•  tout,

•  acknowledge,

•  recognize,

•  highlight,

•  play up,

•  spotlight,

•  advance,

•  boost,

•  lift,

•  promote,

•  raise,

•  upgrade,

•  uplift

•  Antonyms : 

•  knock (someone) off his/her pedestal,

•  abase,

•  chasten,

•  cheapen,

•  debase,

•  degrade,

•  demean,

•  discredit,

•  disgrace,

•  dishonor,

•  foul,

•  humble,

•  humiliate,

•  lower,

•  shame,

•  sink,

•  smirch,

•  take down,

•  abash,

•  confound,

•  confuse,

•  discomfit,

•  disconcert,

•  discountenance,

•  embarrass,

•  faze,

•  fluster,

•  mortify,

•  nonplus,

•  rattle,

•  belittle,

•  castigate,

•  criticize,

•  cry down,

•  decry,

•  depreciate,

•  detract,

•  diminish,

•  discount,

•  disparage,

•  minimize,

•  put down,

•  ridicule,

•  write off,

•  bad-mouth,

•  defame,

•  defile,

•  libel,

•  malign,

•  slander,

•  affront,

•  insult,

•  censure,

•  condemn,

•  damn,

•  denounce,

•  execrate,

•  reprehend,

•  reprobate,

•  blaspheme,

•  desecrate,

•  profane,

•  violate,

•  disrespect,

•  offend,

•  outrage,

•  pique,

•  scorn,

•  slight,

•  slur,

•  smear

1: to find out or establish the identity of;

  * e.g., " ... He recognized the smell but couldn't quite put his finger on what it was. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  distinguish,

•  finger,

•  ID,

•  identify,

•  pinpoint,

•  single (out)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... Remembered the time the police quickly put the kibosh on the wild party. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  can,

•  cease,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desist (from),

•  discontinue,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  give over,

•  halt,

•  knock off,

•  lay off,

•  leave off,

•  pack (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)