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Synonyms for put away

39 synonyms
1 antonym
4 meanings

verb

Most common

put up put off throw out lay aside jail imprison lay away put aside

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Put up

put up, put off, lay aside, throw out, cast out, cast away, discharge, cast aside, dispose, dispose of, discard, toss, toss out, toss away, fling, chuck out slang

2. Imprison

imprison, jail, lag, jug, remand, gaol UK, incarcerate, immure rare

3. Shut away

shut-up, shut away, lock, lock away

4. Store — to put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up

Other

lay away, put aside, divorce, put by, put to sleep, discuss, tuck in, ingest, tuck away

Antonyms

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Definitions

v. 1
To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
Please put away the tools when you are finished.
v. 2
To store, add to one's stores for later use.
putting a little away for a rainy day
v. 3
To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
You wouldn't think such a small person could put away so much food.
v. 4
To send (someone) to prison or mental asylum.
After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years.

Example sentences

jail It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
imprison There is no prison to imprison our thoughts.

By length

3 letters: lag¹, jug¹
4 letters: jail¹, lock¹, toss¹, stow¹, gaol
5 letters: store¹, fling¹
6 letters: remand², ingest², immure
7 letters: discuss², divorce², dispose², discard²
8 letters: imprison³
9 letters: discharge²
11 letters: incarcerate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remand² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: ranger
Italiano: allineare
Español: alinear
Deutsch: aufräumen
Català: arrenglerar