DICTOMETER

PUT-ON

(put-on)

1. Synonyms:
   • Parody
   • Lampoon
   • Spoof
   • Sendup
   • Mockery
   • Takeoff
   • Burlesque
   • Travesty
   • Charade
   • Pasquinade
   • Put-on
   Definitions:
   • a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Fraud
   • Fraudulence
   • Dupery
   • Hoax
   • Humbug
   • Put-on
   Definitions:
   • something intended to deceive
   • deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Antic
   • Joke
   • Prank
   • Trick
   • Caper
   • Put-on
   Definitions:
   • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Wear
   • Put on
   • Get into
   • Don
   • Assume
   Definitions:
   • put clothing on one's body
   Examples:
   • What should I wear today?
   • He put on his best suit for the wedding
   • The princess donned a long blue dress
   • The queen assumed the stately robes
   • He got into his jeans
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Put on
   Definitions:
   • add to something existing
   Examples:
   • She put on a sun room
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Put on
   Definitions:
   • put on the stove or ready for cooking
   Examples:
   • Put on the tea, please!
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Put on
   • Turn in
   Definitions:
   • carry out (performances)
   Examples:
   • They turned in a splendid effort
   • They turned in top jobs for the second straight game
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Put on
   Definitions:
   • add to the odometer
   Examples:
   • He put on 1,000 miles on this trip
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Mount
   • Put on
   Definitions:
   • prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
   Examples:
   • Mount a theater production
   • Mount an attack
   • Mount a play
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Put on
   • Apply
   Definitions:
   • apply to a surface
   Examples:
   • She applied paint to the back of the house
   • Put on make-up!
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Gull
   • Dupe
   • Slang
   • Befool
   • Cod
   • Fool
   • Put on
   • Take in
   • Put one over
   • Put one across
   Definitions:
   • fool or hoax
   Examples:
   • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
   • You can't fool me!
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Gain
   • Put on
   Definitions:
   • increase (one's body weight)
   Examples:
   • She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Assumed
   • False
   • Fictitious
   • Fictive
   • Pretended
   • Put on
   • Sham
   Definitions:
   • adopted in order to deceive
   Examples:
   • An assumed name
   • An assumed cheerfulness
   • A fictitious address
   • Fictive sympathy
   • A pretended interest
   • A put-on childish voice
   • Sham modesty
   Antonyms:
   • Genuine
   • Echt