PUT UP Synonyms: 207 Similar and Opposite Words

put up

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Definition of put up next

as in to erect

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

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as in to build

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

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as in to sell

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

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buy
purchase

as in to house

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

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eject
evict

as in to plot

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 to store

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 put up Fox also put up good numbers for its inaugural Saturday primetime game of the season. —

Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026 Armed with lessons learned from a painful past, women put up a quiet but resilient fight to preserve the dignity of their lives and home in the breathtaking Montenegrin highlands. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026 Doncic lit the record books with his sizzling scoring, but his teammates also put up headline-worthy performances in March. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Netflix gutted out a ratings victory over its traditional TV rivals last week, as the streamer’s coverage of the Opening Day Yankees-Giants blowout put up bigger numbers than the season’s first outings on NBC and Fox. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put up

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In the lavish memorial erected by his grieving widow, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert is golden, but few world leaders are permanently gilded, and certainly not before their deaths.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
More than three years after the evictions, satellite images show, their village has been flattened and, in its place, new buildings erected to support some of China’s most important nuclear weapons production facilities.

— Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026