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Antonyms for place
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  1. placenoun

    Synonyms:
    achieve, make

  2. placenoun

    To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

    He placed the glass on the table.

    Synonyms:
    location, deposit, lay, lay down, put down, position, situation, spot

  3. placenoun

    To earn a given spot in a competition.

    The win against the Mets placed the Cowboys in third place in the league.

    Synonyms:
    plaza, square, piazza, courtyard

  4. placenoun

    To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

    We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.

    Synonyms:
    seat, reach

  5. placenoun

    To arrange for or to make (a bet).

    I'm in a strange place at the moment.

    Synonyms:
    mood, mindset, frame of mind

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. place

    Put is the most general term for bringing an object to some point or within some space, however exactly or loosely; we may put a horse in a pasture, or put a bullet in a rifle or into an enemy. Place denotes more careful movement and more exact location; as, to place a crown on one's head, or a garrison in a city. To lay is to place in a horizontal position; to set is to place in an upright position; we lay a cloth, and set a dish upon a table. To deposit is to put in a place of security for future use; as, to deposit money in a bank; the original sense, to lay down or let down (quietly), is also common; as, the stream deposits sediment.

    Synonyms:
    deposit, lay, put, set

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. place

    Antonyms:
    disturb, remove, unsettle, disarrange, disestablish, misplace, misattribute, misassign, uproot, transplant, extirpate, eradicate, transport

    Synonyms:
    locate, assign, fix, establish, settle, attribute, situate

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 1 vote

  1. topographic point, place, spotnoun

    a point located with respect to surface features of some region

    "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"

    Synonyms:
    touch, billet, berth, seat, lieu, spot, plaza, station, dapple, post, property, space, spotlight, topographic point, point, shoes, position, smear, bit, fleck, blank space, slur, maculation, daub, speckle, smudge, home, stead, smirch, situation, piazza, office, stain, pip, patch, blot

  2. place, propertynoun

    any area set aside for a particular purpose

    "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

    Synonyms:
    belongings, property, dimension, shoes, post, topographic point, prop, station, plaza, home, stead, space, holding, position, office, blank space, attribute, lieu, seat, spot, piazza, situation, berth, billet

  3. placenoun

    an abstract mental location

    "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

    Synonyms:
    property, shoes, post, topographic point, station, plaza, home, stead, space, position, office, blank space, lieu, seat, spot, piazza, situation, berth, billet

  4. placenoun

    a general vicinity

    "He comes from a place near Chicago"

    Synonyms:
    property, shoes, post, topographic point, station, plaza, home, stead, space, position, office, blank space, lieu, seat, spot, piazza, situation, berth, billet

  5. stead, position, place, lieunoun

    the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

    "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

    Synonyms:
    stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, position, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

  6. place, shoesnoun

    a particular situation

    "If you were in my place what would you do?"

    Synonyms:
    property, shoes, post, topographic point, station, plaza, home, stead, space, position, office, blank space, lieu, seat, spot, piazza, situation, berth, billet

  7. home, placenoun

    where you live at a particular time

    "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

    Synonyms:
    domicile, billet, berth, seat, lieu, spot, base, plaza, station, plate, post, property, home base, space, topographic point, shoes, position, home plate, household, habitation, family, nursing home, blank space, abode, home, rest home, menage, stead, situation, piazza, office, house, dwelling house, dwelling

  8. position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situationnoun

    a job in an organization

    "he occupied a post in the treasury"

    Synonyms:
    stance, state of affairs, touch, billet, short letter, berth, seat, lieu, spot, perspective, locating, mail, bureau, authority, role, home, station, function, view, post, plaza, property, piazza, mooring, spotlight, topographic point, point, mail service, part, note, position, spatial relation, bunk, power, dapple, speckle, status, positioning, government agency, fleck, agency, blank space, posture, smear, moorage, site, slip, business office, slur, military position, maculation, attitude, daub, placement, bit, smudge, line, emplacement, space, stead, postal service, smirch, office staff, situation, side, location, office, stain, federal agency, pip, stake, built in bed, military post, shoes, patch, blot

  9. position, placenoun

    the particular portion of space occupied by something

    "he put the lamp back in its place"

    Synonyms:
    stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, position, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

  10. place, stationnoun

    proper or designated social situation

    "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

    Synonyms:
    property, shoes, post, topographic point, station, plaza, home, stead, space, position, office, blank space, lieu, seat, spot, piazza, situation, berth, billet

  11. seat, placenoun

    a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

    "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"

    Synonyms:
    fanny, berth, tail, seat, lieu, spot, rear end, billet, can, nates, station, situation, post, property, fundament, space, topographic point, posterior, buttocks, behind, position, stern, bottom, backside, bum, buns, hindquarters, plaza, tail end, derriere, tooshie, stead, butt, hind end, rump, shoes, keister, ass, prat, arse, rear, blank space, piazza, office, tush, home

  12. placenoun

    the passage that is being read

    "he lost his place on the page"

    Synonyms:
    property, shoes, post, topographic point, station, plaza, home, stead, space, position, office, blank space, lieu, seat, spot, piazza, situation, berth, billet

  13. placenoun

    proper or appropriate position or location

    "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

    Synonyms:
    property, shoes, post, topographic point, station, plaza, home, stead, space, position, office, blank space, lieu, seat, spot, piazza, situation, berth, billet

  14. plaza, place, piazzanoun

    a public square with room for pedestrians

    "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"

    Synonyms:
    property, shoes, post, topographic point, shopping centre, seat, piazza, plaza, home, stead, mall, station, center, shopping center, position, office, blank space, shopping mall, space, situation, spot, lieu, berth, billet

  15. place, positionnoun

    an item on a list or in a sequence

    "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"

    Synonyms:
    stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, position, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

  16. space, blank space, placeverb

    a blank area

    "write your name in the space provided"

    Synonyms:
    property, blank, shoes, outer space, topographic point, seat, station, distance, home, post, quad, spot, infinite, position, office, plaza, billet, lieu, situation, space, piazza, stead, berth, blank space

  17. put, set, place, pose, position, layverb

    put into a certain place or abstract location

    "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

    Synonyms:
    sit, site, redact, gear up, fructify, send, mystify, put down, coiffure, plant, cast, put, prepare, do, rank, frame, impersonate, fix, countersink, arrange, stick, set up, define, station, gravel, aim, repose, amaze, beat, posture, come out, dress, typeset, localise, dumbfound, localize, mark, go under, point, locate, specify, correct, bewilder, set, personate, position, come in, rate, sic, range, limit, jell, grade, present, coiffe, post, baffle, lay, pose, vex, coif, commit, direct, perplex, stupefy, flummox, ready, rig, get, order, invest, identify, determine, target, puzzle, model, go down, congeal, assign, lay out, couch, adjust, nonplus

  18. placeverb

    place somebody in a particular situation or location

    "he was placed on probation"

    Synonyms:
    put, come out, grade, aim, set, pose, locate, lay, invest, range, localize, order, site, rank, rate, direct, station, identify, position, send, commit, target, come in, post, point, localise

  19. rate, rank, range, order, grade, placeverb

    assign a rank or rating to

    "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

    Synonyms:
    roll, vagabond, dictate, score, rank, ramble, mark, set up, identify, localize, range, enjoin, run, target, stray, rove, tell, post, station, browse, point, come in, regulate, array, graze, say, govern, cast, straddle, arrange, send, pasture, lay, wander, regularize, position, ordinate, aim, ordain, regularise, direct, grade, lay out, swan, site, tramp, value, put, crop, invest, outrank, localise, consecrate, rate, commit, drift, pose, come out, set, prescribe, order, locate, roam, set out

  20. locate, place, siteverb

    assign a location to

    "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

    Synonyms:
    put, aim, come out, order, range, set, pose, settle, grade, locate, lay, invest, localize, send, site, rank, rate, direct, station, identify, position, turn up, come in, target, situate, post, point, commit, localise

  21. placeverb

    to arrange for

    "place a phone call"; "place a bet"

    Synonyms:
    put, come out, grade, aim, set, pose, locate, lay, invest, range, localize, order, site, rank, rate, direct, station, identify, position, send, commit, target, come in, post, point, localise

  22. place, come in, come outverb

    take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

    "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"

    Synonyms:
    move into, break through, start, protrude, come, rank, step up, put, show up, go into, range, commit, put in, target, come out of the closet, pop, station, out, go forth, post, bulge, throw in, surface, point, come in, step forward, position, aim, come on, step to the fore, come forward, pop out, lay, appear, interject, get into, direct, localize, get in, identify, come to the fore, bug out, inject, push through, egress, erupt, fall out, turn out, emerge, bulge out, invest, enter, turn up, locate, rate, grade, come forth, send, interpose, issue, come out, set, go in, order, site, pose, localise

  23. target, aim, place, direct, pointverb

    intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

    "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

    Synonyms:
    charge, taper, drive, repoint, rank, channelise, get, put, localize, organise, range, commit, target, lead, station, sharpen, maneuver, take, signal, designate, point, come in, betoken, position, grade, steer, purpose, take aim, show, train, lay, calculate, engineer, manoeuver, purport, aspire, aim, address, manoeuvre, direct, level, head, identify, organize, channelize, propose, luff, shoot for, draw a bead on, conduct, post, invest, bespeak, locate, rate, orient, send, orchestrate, mastermind, come out, set, guide, order, site, pose, localise, indicate

  24. identify, placeverb

    recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

    "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"

    Synonyms:
    put, aim, come out, key out, post, grade, range, set, describe, pose, name, locate, lay, invest, localize, send, site, rank, rate, direct, station, identify, position, come in, distinguish, target, discover, order, key, point, commit, localise

  25. placeverb

    assign to (a job or a home)

    Synonyms:
    put, come out, grade, aim, set, pose, locate, lay, invest, range, localize, order, site, rank, rate, direct, station, identify, position, send, commit, target, come in, post, point, localise

  26. set, localize, localise, placeverb

    locate

    "The film is set in Africa"

    Synonyms:
    plant, go under, come out, dress, prepare, mark, put, identify, localize, coiffe, fix, commit, target, fructify, station, gear up, go down, post, jell, focalise, point, come in, position, grade, arrange, define, specify, lay, correct, countersink, do, determine, coiffure, aim, order, direct, invest, lay out, coif, ready, set up, congeal, sic, rank, locate, rate, limit, send, focalize, set, typeset, adjust, rig, site, pose, localise, range

  27. place, put, setverb

    estimate

    "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

    Synonyms:
    lay out, go under, dress, rank, prepare, mark, put, localize, range, fix, commit, target, fructify, station, gear up, go down, post, specify, frame, point, come in, position, aim, arrange, cast, assign, redact, lay, correct, countersink, jell, plant, determine, coiffure, do, define, direct, grade, couch, identify, coif, ready, set up, invest, sic, locate, rate, coiffe, limit, send, rig, come out, set, typeset, adjust, order, site, pose, localise, congeal

  28. place, localize, localiseverb

    identify the location or place of

    "We localized the source of the infection"

    Synonyms:
    put, come out, focalize, grade, aim, set, pose, focalise, locate, lay, invest, range, localize, order, site, rank, rate, direct, station, identify, position, send, commit, target, come in, post, point, localise

  29. invest, put, commit, placeverb

    make an investment

    "Put money into bonds"

    Synonyms:
    dedicate, seat, institutionalize, empower, put, endue, localize, perpetrate, intrust, trust, commit, enthrone, target, vest, post, station, frame, point, come in, gift, position, grade, arrange, adorn, assign, pull, lay, institutionalise, give, aim, cast, devote, redact, couch, identify, direct, charge, practice, endow, indue, site, set up, invest, confide, rank, consecrate, rate, clothe, send, induct, entrust, come out, set, order, locate, pose, localise, range

  30. station, post, send, placeverb

    assign to a station

    Synonyms:
    stake, ship, beam, get off, rank, put, mail, localize, range, send off, commit, station, put up, post, point, come in, brand, position, grade, target, lay, institutionalise, carry, locate, transport, aim, direct, identify, charge, broadcast, send out, invest, air, rate, institutionalize, send, come out, set, order, site, pose, localise, transmit

  31. placeverb

    finish second or better in a horse or dog race

    "he bet $2 on number six to place"

    Synonyms:
    put, come out, grade, aim, set, pose, locate, lay, invest, range, localize, order, site, rank, rate, direct, station, identify, position, send, commit, target, come in, post, point, localise

  32. placeverb

    sing a note with the correct pitch

    Synonyms:
    put, come out, grade, aim, set, pose, locate, lay, invest, range, localize, order, site, rank, rate, direct, station, identify, position, send, commit, target, come in, post, point, localise

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  1. placeadjective

    Synonyms:
    position, site, situation, locality, rendezvous, tryst, duty, function, post, work, office, stead, lieu

  2. placeverb

    Synonyms:
    deposit, locate, dispose, put, set, station, establish, attribute, impute, ascribe, assign, identify

How to use place in a sentence?

  1. Gizelle Baker:

    We were looking at drugs that make people very ill and maybe extend their life by 12 to 14 weeks, if you have a product that prevents cancer in the first place you can have a much bigger impact on public health.

  2. Barnaba Korir:

    After testers introduced themselves and why they visited the camp, one athlete left as if to answer a call of nature only to jump through the window and over the fence, they won't escape from the tough measures put in place, however fast they run away and however long it takes.

  3. Nopporn Thepsithar:

    It's worrying that others are shifting to more advanced technology and letting us make HDDs, pCs will be gone in the future, so hard drives will be a short-term thing. With disruptive technologies, I see no place for HDDs.

  4. Danish Siddiqui:

    While I enjoy covering news stories — from business to politics to sports — what I enjoy most is capturing the human face of a breaking story, i shoot for the common man who wants to see and feel a story from a place where he can't be present himself.

  5. Rajani Katta:

    Although this study didn't address whey protein supplements, those have been linked to severe acne in some cases, and I would recommend stopping those, i always emphasize, though, that any dietary change would be used in addition to medical therapy and not in place of medical therapy.

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#1651remove
#1747transport
#11885transplant
#13205misplace
#23336disturb
#28847eradicate
#91610uproot
#161066unsettle
#228927extirpate

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