Synonyms for put-on
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Assume
assume, fool, deceive, wear, take on, get, get into, get on, dupe, play, take in, slang, put one over, put one across, turn in, gull, cod, gain, affect, mount, befool dated
Other
don't, hood-wink, impose, robe, hasten, clothe, apparel, apply, address, array, inflict, quicken
Noun
1. Send-up
put-down, send-up, parody, spoof, mockery, lampoon, burlesque, takeoff, travesty, pasquinade rare
3. Hoax
hoax, fraudulence, fraud, humbug, dupery rare
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
Why don't you put on your jacket. It's cold.
- n. 1
A deception, hoax, or practical joke.
I think this is all a big put-on.
Related words
- Other spellings
- put on
Forms
- Plural
- put-ons → put-downs, send-ups, parodies, spoofs…
Example sentences
- fool They made a fool of him in the presence of ladies.
- slang It's fun to learn slang words in foreign languages.
- deceive I assure you that I didn't intend to deceive you.
- array Tom has an extraordinary array of trophies.
- apparel We went up two floors to reach the apparel stalls.
By length
- 3 letters
- get1, cod1
- 4 letters
- play1, wear1, gain1, joke1, fool1, robe1, hoax1, gull1, dupe1
- 5 letters
- apply2, mount1, trick1, fraud1, array2, prank1, slang1, spoof1, caper2, antic2
- 6 letters
- assume2, affect2, impose2, parody3, hasten2, clothe1, humbug2, befool, dupery
- 7 letters
- address2, apparel3, deceive2, takeoff2, inflict2, mockery3, quicken2, lampoon2
- 8 letters
- travesty3
- 9 letters
- burlesque2
- 10 letters
- pasquinade
- 11 letters
- fraudulence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apply2 = 2 syllables).