Definitions

put back

ADJECTIVE

replaced

Synonyms

STRONG

recouped recovered regained reinstated reintegrated repossessed restored retrieved

WEAK

reacquired

VERB

postpone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn defer delay hold up shelve suspend

STRONG

pigeonhole prorogue table

WEAK

carry forward carry over cool it give a rain check hang fire hold off hold over lay over put on back burner put on hold

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue expedite forward further hasten hurry

WEAK

carry out do maintain persevere

VERB

put off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn hold off postpone reschedule shelve suspend

WEAK

dally dawdle dillydally drag one's feet hold over lag lay over linger loiter poke prorogue retard stay tarry trail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

carry out continue do

WEAK

accomplish achieve succeed

VERB

reinstate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring back reelect reestablish reintroduce renew replace restore revive

STRONG

recall redeem rehabilitate return

WEAK

put in power again rehire reinvest

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy kill

WEAK

fire let go

VERB

replace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change follow oust recover reinstate restore succeed supplant supply take over take over from

STRONG

alter compensate displace mend patch reconstitute recoup redeem redress reestablish refund regain reimburse repay restitute retrieve ring shift sub substitute supersede

WEAK

back up fill in front for give back outplace pinch hit for ring in stand in (for) stand in lieu of step into shoes of swap places take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep precede

STRONG

break damage deprive forfeit lose penalize remain take worsen

WEAK

leave alone

VERB

restore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace return

WEAK

hand back send back

Antonyms

WEAK

break damage destroy hurt

VERB

return

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give replace restore send

STRONG

bestow convey react rebate reciprocate recompense reestablish refund reimburse reinstate remit render repay requite reseat restitute retaliate transmit

WEAK

carry back hand back make restitution pay back reinsert roll back take back thrust back toss back

Antonyms

STRONG

deprive hold keep refuse take

WEAK

ask depart leave pay request

Example Sentences

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Even when “Stop! That! Train!” falters and the steel of the train tracks starts to shake things too severely, the film is put back on its course by its sheer joy.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Royal Mail said it checks its delivery offices and sorting machines daily and it was likely the magazine had been somehow put back into the postal system by someone, rather than lost.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The VLCCs will be an important part of a larger broken puzzle that will need to get put back together again, including oil production, inventory and refining.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

All this gives the affair a narcoleptic quality, where flashes of radiance are quickly overwhelmed by everything else as we’re put back into our stupor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“They will, Joseph. The house needs to be tended to, cooked for, cleaned, washed, scrubbed. It needs to be loved. It’s not like a book you can just close and put back on a shelf.”

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

put back

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