put-on

1 of 3

adjective

ˈpu̇t-ˈȯn

-ˈän

: pretended, assumed

put-on

2 of 3

noun

ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn

-ˌän

: an instance of putting someone on

conversational put-ons are related to old-fashioned joshing

Jacob Brackman

: parody, spoof

a kind of put-on of every pretentious film ever made

C. A. Ridley

put on

3 of 3

verb

put on; putting on; puts on

transitive verb

: to dress oneself in : don

: to make part of one's appearance or behavior

: feign

put a saintly manner on

: to cause to act or operate : apply

put on more speed

: add

put on weight

: exaggerate, overstate

: perform, produce

put on a play

: to mislead deliberately especially for amusement

the interviewer … must be put down—or possibly, put on

Melvin Maddocks

: kid entry 3 sense 1

you're putting me on

puts on

verb

present tense third-person singular of put on

as in dons

to place on one's person I put on a coat and shoes to go outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

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dons
throws (on)
rigs
slips (on or into)
dresses
clothes
tricks
suits
uniforms
bundles up
robes
attires
garbs
apparels
dolls up
arrays
bedecks
caparisons
bedizens
overdresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

takes off
removes
doffs
strips
undresses
disrobes

as in exaggerates

to describe or express in too strong terms some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made

Synonyms & Similar Words

exaggerates
overdraws
plays up
overdoes
overstates
elaborates
pads
embroiders
stretches
embellishes
hedges
colors
sensationalizes
melodramatizes
magnifies
overemphasizes
overplays
fudges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

understates
minimizes
belittles
plays down

as in pretends

to present a false appearance of put on a show of anger just for fun

Synonyms & Similar Words

pretends
assumes
simulates
makes believe
affects
lets on
acts
passes (for)
feigns
professes
bluffs
dissembles
shams
poses
counterfeits
dissimulates
fakes
forges
conceals
plays
masquerades
imitates
impersonates
masks
playacts
camouflages
disguises
feints
malingers

单词	puts on
释义	put-on 1 of 3 adjective ˈpu̇t-ˈȯn -ˈän : pretended, assumed put-on 2 of 3 noun ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn -ˌän 1 : an instance of putting someone on conversational put-ons are related to old-fashioned joshing Jacob Brackman 2 : parody, spoof a kind of put-on of every pretentious film ever made C. A. Ridley put on 3 of 3 verb put on; putting on; puts on transitive verb 1 a : to dress oneself in : don b : to make part of one's appearance or behavior c : feign put a saintly manner on 2 : to cause to act or operate : apply put on more speed 3 a : add put on weight b : exaggerate, overstate 4 : perform, produce put on a play 5 a : to mislead deliberately especially for amusement the interviewer … must be put down—or possibly, put on Melvin Maddocks b : kid entry 3 sense 1 you're putting me on Synonyms Adjective affected artificial assumed bogus contrived factitious fake false feigned forced mechanical mock phony phoney plastic pretended pseudo sham simulated spurious strained unnatural Noun act airs charade disguise facade façade front guise masquerade playacting pose pretense pretence semblance show Verb don slip (on or into) throw (on) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I put on a coat and shoes to go outside. some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made Word History First Known Use Adjective circa 1625, in the meaning defined above Noun 1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a puts on verb present tense third-person singular of put on 1 as in dons to place on one's person I put on a coat and shoes to go outside Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dons throws (on) rigs slips (on or into) dresses clothes tricks suits uniforms bundles up robes attires garbs apparels dolls up arrays bedecks caparisons bedizens overdresses Antonyms & Near Antonyms takes off removes doffs strips undresses disrobes 2 as in exaggerates to describe or express in too strong terms some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made Synonyms & Similar Words exaggerates overdraws plays up overdoes overstates elaborates pads embroiders stretches embellishes hedges colors sensationalizes melodramatizes magnifies overemphasizes overplays fudges Antonyms & Near Antonyms understates minimizes belittles plays down 3 as in pretends to present a false appearance of put on a show of anger just for fun Synonyms & Similar Words pretends assumes simulates makes believe affects lets on acts passes (for) feigns professes bluffs dissembles shams poses counterfeits dissimulates fakes forges conceals plays masquerades imitates impersonates masks playacts camouflages disguises feints malingers
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