PUTTING DOWN Synonyms: 232 Similar and Opposite Words

putting down

verb

present participle of put down

as in dismissing

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 recording

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

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as in entering

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

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deleting

as in sitting on

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

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as in attributing

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 eating

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

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Recent Examples of putting down Despite the summer heat, both the brown and red boobies are not putting down roots in Maryland and have gone on their way. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026 As Andoni said himself, this is about putting down the foundations for the season. — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Broady’s timeline was laid out pretty linearly for her from when Disney World allows people to reserve their trips by putting down $200. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 For them, putting down 10% and paying for PMI may be fine, with an eye toward refinancing in the future. — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 Campbell is the chief antagonist of the first two seasons of the show, and is a man who made his name brutally putting down the Irish Republican Army in Belfast before being sent to Birmingham to take on Tommy Shelby and the organized crime gangs. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 Humanity could be years away from seeing astronauts not just landing on the moon, but putting down roots by living and working on the lunar surface. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Moving into a new apartment can require putting down a lot of money up-front. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 The style is already a major trend in NYC this summer, and Amazon shoppers are picking up what the cool girls are putting down. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 20 June 2026

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In the filing, the Justice Department urged the appeals court to reverse the Tennessee federal judge’s ruling dismissing criminal charges against Abrego Garcia.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The book resuscitates the childhood feeling that most of us spend our lives tamping down and dismissing, if not completely extinguishing.

— Chris Ware, The New York Review of Books, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissing

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Prior to entering the pharmacy, an approximately three-minute drive from the family’s home, evidence presented in court showed Patrick sent an email, then went inside the store.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Besides, the naked eye gives a better sense of the moon as a whole object entering a larger object's shadow.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of entering

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As Matt Reeves is hard at work in Gotham City, James Gunn is quelling some overeager fans about the timeline of the Batman trilogy.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Aside from Spain’s progress in quelling the fires this week, there are still active fires in France to consider, since the particulate matter could continue drifting across large portions of its neighboring nation.

— T. Michelle Murphy, Time, 29 July 2026

Definition of quelling

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Boeing has admitted fault in these tragedies, attributing the cause of the crashes to a flawed Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS).

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Smith said the award, which was given Saturday at the organization’s gala, had nothing to do with journalism, attributing the dishonor to board members unhappy with his political opinions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of attributing

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Sundeeep Dosanjh with the Rocklin Unified School District said teachers are also providing some flexibility to students who need additional time to finish eating.

— Conor McGill, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
That’s where Trump claimed without evidence, during the 2024 presidential campaign, that Haitian immigrants were eating pets.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of eating

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That’s no problem for them, because the failures occur years after the discussions, minimizing the political risk to those who voted for these misguided plans.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Patagonia, for example, has long organized itself around a commitment to minimizing its impact on the planet.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of minimizing

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The human was entirely responsible for logging into the CRM, gathering context from marketing tools and looking over past customer conversations to figure out what the data actually meant before making a move.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The team also failed to generate pressure in the pocket, logging just 10 sacks in 12 games and ranking last in the country.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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