Synonyms of puts up

puts up

verb

present tense third-person singular of put up

1

as in erects

to fix in an upright position

the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erects
• raises
• sets up
• lifts
• rears
• hoists
• upends
• upraises
• pitches
• shores (up)
• elevates
• ups
• supports
• braces
• upholds
• picks up
• buttresses
• props (up)
• perks (up)
• heightens
• hikes
• uplifts
• cranes
• boosts
• heaves
• jacks (up)
• hefts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocks down
• flattens
• levels
• tears down
• demolishes
• razes

2

as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials

plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• builds
• constructs
• assembles
• makes
• puts together
• sets up
• creates
• makes up
• erects
• pieces
• confects
• manufactures
• establishes
• produces
• fabricates
• designs
• raises
• rears
• throws up
• generates
• rebuilds
• begins
• cooks (up)
• concocts
• organizes
• shapes
• fathers
• originates
• molds
• prefabricates
• institutes
• initiates
• constitutes
• invents
• fashions
• thinks (up)
• hammers
• coins
• frames
• inaugurates
• forges
• founds
• reedifies
• innovates
• devises
• carpenters
• reconstructs
• conceives
• imagines
• rigs (up)
• reassembles
• combines
• handcrafts
• contrives
• redevelops
• retrofits
• unites
• jerry-builds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes down
• knocks down
• pulls down
• strikes
• tears down
• blows up
• destroys
• dismantles
• levels
• disassembles
• dismembers
• flattens
• smashes
• pulverizes
• shatters
• demolishes
• ruins
• explodes
• wrecks
• devastates
• demounts
• razes
• ruinates
• disengages
• divides
• detaches
• separates
• disjoins
• disconnects
• disunites

3

as in sells

to offer for sale to the public

put their possessions up for auction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sells
• deals (in)
• retails
• markets
• merchandizes
• distributes
• vends
• merchandises
• provides
• presells
• promotes
• exports
• resells
• exchanges
• peddles
• keeps
• advertises
• wholesales
• remarkets
• trades
• supplies
• hawks
• palters
• traffics (in)
• bargains
• auctions
• haggles
• barters
• handles
• ballyhoos
• chaffers
• touts
• carries
• plugs
• boosts
• stocks
• horse-trades
• dickers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys
• purchases

4

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter

the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• takes in
• accommodates
• shelters
• camps
• rooms
• quarters
• lodges
• boards
• chambers
• bestows
• roofs
• harbors
• encamps
• bunks
• homes
• domiciles
• sheds
• bivouacs
• billets
• stables
• beds (down)
• secures
• ensconces
• barracks
• tents
• roosts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts

5

as in plots

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends

put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plots
• schemes
• colludes
• connives
• conspires
• intrigues
• plans
• machinates
• cooks (up)
• contrives
• engineers
• devises
• compasses
• concocts
• lays out
• hatches
• maneuvers
• manipulates
• designs
• maps
• brews
• shapes
• counterplots
• jockeys
• frames

6

as in keeps

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeps
• stores
• reposits
• stows
• houses
• packs
• warehouses
• garages
• shelves
• files
• cellars
• hangars