Synonyms of put up

Verb


1. post, put up, install, instal, put in, set up

usage: place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"

2. put up, provide, offer, engage, wage

usage: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

3. raise, erect, rear, set up, put up, construct, build, make

usage: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

4. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up, permit, allow, let, countenance

usage: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

5. put up, offer

usage: make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"

6. can, tin, put up, preserve, keep

usage: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"

7. house, put up, domiciliate, shelter

usage: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

8. put up, contribute, pay

usage: provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"

9. nominate, put up, put forward, nominate, propose

usage: propose as a candidate for some honor

Adjective


1. put-up, planned (vs. unplanned)

usage: planned secretly; "it was a put-up job"

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