puts down (Meaning)
puts down
to place in a category, to write down (as in a list), disapprove, criticize, a humiliating remark, attribute, to enter in a list, to put in writing, to do away with (an injured, sick, or aged animal), humiliate, squelch, depose, degrade, belittle, criticize, to make ineffective, an act or instance of putting down, to pack or preserve for future use, to bring to an end by force, to bring to an end, to establish a permanent residence, consume, disparage, belittle
Synonyms & Antonyms of puts down
Synonyms:
- reprehends
- abuses
- slanders
- scolds
- vilifies
- bad-mouths
- disses
- trashes
- discredits
- disapproves (of)
- condemns
- maligns
- discommends
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word puts down
to place in a category, to write down (as in a list), disapprove, criticize, a humiliating remark, attribute, to enter in a list, to put in writing, to do away
diminishes, minimizes, criticizes, talks down, plays down, runs down,dismisses, belittles, trash-talks, decries
applauds, extols, glorifies,exalts, magnifies, recommends, approves, favors, praises, indorses
The teacher puts down his book and begins writing on the chalkboard.
The exhausted mother puts down her sleeping baby in the crib.
The police officer puts down his gun and approaches the suspect calmly.
The waiter puts down the plates of food on the table with a flourish.
