Synonyms for Puts up to:
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v.
• actuate
- activate
, - animate
, - arouse
, - cause
, - drive
, - egg on
, - energize
, - excite
, - fire up
, - impel
, - incite
, - induce
, - influence
, - inspire
, - instigate
, - key up
, - mobilize
, - motivate
, - move
, - prompt
, - propel
, - put up to
, - quicken
, - rouse
, - spur
, - stimulate
, - turn on
, - work into lather
, - work up
.
• drive
- act upon
, - actuate
, - bulldoze
, - chase
, - coerce
, - compel
, - constrain
, - dog
, - encourage
, - force
, - goad
, - goose
, - harass
, - hasten
, - herd
, - hound
, - hurl
, - hurry
, - hustle
, - kick
, - lean on
, - make
, - nag
, - oblige
, - overburden
, - overwork
, - pound
, - press
, - pressure
, - prod
, - provoke
, - push
, - railroad
, - ride herd on
, - rush
, - send
, - shepherd
, - shove
, - spirit up
, - steamroll
, - work on
, - worry
.
• goad
- annoy
, - bully
, - exhort
, - inspirit
, - irritate
, - lash
, - needle
, - prick
, - rowel
, - sic
, - sound
, - spark
, - sting
, - tease
, - thrust
, - trigger
, - urge
, - whip
.
• incite
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, - abet
, - agitate
, - coax
, - craze
, - fan the fire
, - foment
, - forward
, - further
, - get to
, - inflame
, - juice
, - persuade
, - promote
, - raise
, - set
, - set off
, - solicit
, - stir up
, - talk into
, - taunt
, - whip up
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• instigate
- add fuel
, - bring about
, - hint
, - initiate
, - insinuate
, - kindle
, - make waves
, - plan
, - plot
, - rabble-rouse
, - scheme
, - set on
, - start
, - steam up
, - suggest
.
• push
- Overpress
, - bear down
, - browbeat
, - dragoon
, - exert influence
, - expedite
, - go to town on
, - jolly
, - kid
, - pour it on
, - push around
, - put the screws to
, - sell on
, - speed
, - speed up
, - squeeze
, - strong-arm
.
• spur
• urge
- adjure
, - advance
, - advise
, - advocate
, - appeal to
, - ask
, - attract
, - beseech
, - champion
, - charge
, - commend
, - conjure
, - counsel
, - endorse
, - entreat
, - implore
, - insist on
, - maneuver
, - plead
, - propose
, - rationalize
, - recommend
, - request
, - sanction
, - speak for
, - support
, - tempt
, - wheedle
.
What are the hypernyms for Puts up to?
A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
What are the opposite words for puts up to?
The phrase "puts up to" refers to encouraging or persuading someone to do something. Antonyms for this phrase include dissuade, deter, discourage, and dissuasion. To dissuade someone means to persuade them not to do something or to prevent them from taking a particular course of action. Deter implies making someone reconsider or hesitate before proceeding with a particular action by instilling fear or doubt. Discourage involves making someone feel uninspired or unenthusiastic towards a particular action or idea. Dissuasion refers to the act of persuading someone not to do something by presenting logical or moral reasons.
What are the antonyms for Puts up to?
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v.
• actuate
- bore
, - calm
, - check
, - deaden
, - delay
, - depress
, - discourage
, - dissuade
, - dull
, - halt
, - hinder
, - impede
, - lull
, - prevent
, - quiet
, - repress
, - retard
, - slow
, - stop
, - weaken
.
• drive
• goad
• incite
• instigate
• push
• spur
• urge
- answer
, - censure
, - condemn
, - criticize
, - deny
, - hurt
, - oppose
, - protest
, - refuse
, - reject
, - reply
, - repulse
, - retreat
, - turn off
.
Related words: put up, put up posters, putting up posters, put up a tv, put up wallpaper, put up a hammock, putting up a tv stand, put up a tent
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