PUT-DOWN Synonyms: 313 Similar and Opposite Words

put-down 1 of 2

noun

ˈpu̇t-ˌdau̇n

as in insult

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings new hires always have to deal with put-downs and practical jokes from the older employees

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as in criticism

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant your never-ending put-down of my musical talents is really starting to annoy me

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put down

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verb

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism

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as in to record

to make a written note of we had the whole agreement put down on paper

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as in to enter

to put (someone or something) on a list put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip

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as in to quell

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings

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as in to attribute

to explain (something) as being the result of something else a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience

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as in to eat

to take in as food the husky youngster seemed to put down her own weight in food at one sitting

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Noun

Who knows how her shtick will go down the second season, but one thing is certain: Her quips and put-downs against the rest of the cast will surely be entertaining. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024 The Smiths were never embraced by American tastemakers (reviewers resorted to snide put-downs), so the band developed a silent-majority coterie — a Make Music Great Again following. —

Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023

Verb

Northern Mexico, where many European settlers put down roots, is still the only part of the country where the burrito is a typical everyday food. —

Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2024 For days now, Vladimir Putin’s forces have struggled to put down an incursion into Russian territory by Ukrainian troops, a surprise attack that threatens to upend the war’s status quo and open a new front in a daring challenge to the Kremlin. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put-down

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