PUTTING UP Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

putting up

verb

present participle of put up

as in erecting

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

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as in building

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

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as in selling

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

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as in housing

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

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as in plotting

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 storing

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 putting up The city’s public works team and its Parks, Recreation and Marine bureau were working to secure it, putting up sandbags and rebuilding the berm to stop water intrusion. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Billionaire hedge fund executive Ken Griffin is putting up $2 billion to fund the 35-acre college campus, which will bring classrooms, labs and dormitories to the area. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 The city of Hollywood spent the weekend preparing for more flooding by putting up blockades and panels in neighborhoods prone to flooding to try and prevent as much water as possible from moving inland. — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The Bears racked up yards and points, putting up 59 points on the Panthers. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The Indians continued their rampage on Thursday night, putting up 41 more points in Week 3 as the Indians came away with a 41-27 win over McKinney Boyd in front of a homecoming crowd at Keller ISD Stadium. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 Eldridge is quietly putting up numbers in his age-21 season that put him in rarified company in the history of the game. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Businesses here are also trying to woo the sailors, with some putting up banners to welcome them. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 Prior to Labor Day, the behemoth is putting up its hottest brands, from the cost-conscious to the premium, for 45 percent off and occasionally even more. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

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The figures highlight the structural reliance of US tech on China, and the difficulties of erecting a materials and software firewall against Beijing.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The authority will be erecting acoustic barriers and will send alerts for blasting and other disruptions.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of erecting

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The event reinforces our commitment to building a strong, collaborative supply chain that delivers economic growth, innovation and long-term maritime capability in both nations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
The guy’s building a ballroom that’s bigger than the White House.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of building

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With more homes on the market and buyers in short supply, a seller who refuses to follow the market will have a very difficult time selling the house.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The Lutzes’ account became the basis of Jay Anson’s best-selling book The Amityville Horror (1977).

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of selling

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James was taken to the Miami Detention Center in Bunker Hill, Indiana, a maximum-security prison that had recently started housing up to 1,000 ICE detainees under a state-federal partnership.

— Ryan J. Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Data centers are key components in artificial intelligence infrastructure, housing the computing resources used to train AI models.

— Barbara A. Trish, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of housing

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But Jama and Acaster simply haven’t measured up to the entertainment factor of Carr, Ross and singer Cat Burns, who were tactical, lethal and, crucially, blatantly had the time of their lives plotting against fellow celebs.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Thus a group of angry Roman Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, began plotting a way to topple the Protestant government.

— Lucia Barnum, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of plotting

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The Russian military hit the facilities involved in making and storing drones and cruise missiles and transport infrastructure in Kyiv in overnight strikes, the Defense Ministry said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
In practice, that means keeping prep tools like knives, cutting boards and mixing bowls together near one counter and storing cookware, oils and utensils close to the stove.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of storing

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Recast as geometry, the old identities now point toward unmapped territory, raising questions that mathematicians are eager to explore.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Reader poll shows opposition The latest debate comes just a week after the council approved raising its members’ annual salaries by nearly 74%, from $69,000 to $119,750, beginning with the next term.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of raising

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For textile biotechnology companies, the service could provide access to industrial fermentation equipment without the upfront expense of constructing a dedicated facility.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, environmental activists have been demanding the cancellation of permissions given to AI data centers in Visakhapatnam, where Google is constructing its $15 billion project.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026