Synonyms of lays out

lays out

verb

present tense third-person singular of lay out

1

as in pays

to hand over or use up in payment

he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pays
• spends
• gives
• outlays
• shells out
• disburses
• forks (over, out, or up)
• expends
• drops
• runs through
• throws away
• rains
• wastes
• lavishes
• blows
• dissipates
• fritters (away)
• squanders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• lays up
• makes
• realizes
• acquires
• wins
• earns
• gains
• hoards
• secures
• caches
• procures
• garners

2

as in plans

to work out the details of (something) in advance

the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• designs
• prepares
• organizes
• plots
• charts
• calculates
• maps (out)
• arranges
• schemes (out)
• outlines
• projects
• shapes
• devises
• budgets
• strategizes (about)
• choreographs
• frames
• blueprints
• drafts
• gets up
• has on
• machinates
• intrigues
• puts up
• concerts
• contemplates
• sketches
• figures
• intends
• conspires
• means
• contrives
• aims
• premeditates
• meditates

3

as in classifies

to put into a particular arrangement

plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• arranges
• organizes
• orders
• draws up
• ranges
• disposes
• systematizes
• codifies
• arrays
• places
• marshals
• marshalls
• straightens (up)
• sets out
• grooms
• lines
• displays
• makes up
• aligns
• files
• spruces (up)
• lines up
• maps (out)
• sequences
• cues
• tidies (up)
• hierarchizes
• prioritizes
• sets
• queues
• emplaces
• unscrambles
• alines
• alphabetizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• messes (up)
• upsets
• disarranges
• deranges
• rumples
• disarrays
• musses (up)

4

as in displays

to present so as to invite notice or attention

for the historic celebration, the museum laid out its full collection of native artifacts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displays
• exhibits
• shows
• flashes
• unveils
• shows off
• waves
• exposes
• announces
• produces
• flaunts
• parades
• struts
• sports
• reveals
• tells (of)
• proclaims
• advertises
• posts
• talks (about)
• disports
• flourishes
• discovers
• broadcasts
• divulges
• airs
• sounds
• brandishes
• publicizes
• heralds
• blazes
• trumpets
• uncovers
• bares
• unmasks
• placards
• uncloaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masks
• disguises
• covers
• hides
• curtains
• conceals
• camouflages
• obscures
• occludes
• veils
• shrouds
• enshrouds
• occults