- recovered
- regained
- reinstated
- reintegrated
- restored
- retrieved
- reacquired
- adjourn
- defer
- delay
- hold up
- shelve
- suspend
- pigeonhole
- prorogue
- table
- carry over
- carry forward
- cool it
- give a rain check
- hang fire
- hold off
- hold over
- lay over
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- adjourn
- hold off
- postpone
- reschedule
- shelve
- suspend
- dally
- dawdle
- dillydally
- drag one's feet
- hold over
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- poke
- prorogue
- retard
- stay
- tarry
- trail
- bring back
- reelect
- reestablish
- reintroduce
- renew
- replace
- restore
- revive
- recall
- redeem
- rehabilitate
- return
- put in power again
- rehire
- reinvest
- change
- follow
- oust
- recover
- reinstate
- restore
- succeed
- supplant
- supply
- take over
- take over from
- alter
- compensate
- displace
- mend
- patch
- reconstitute
- recoup
- redeem
- redress
- reestablish
- refund
- regain
- reimburse
- repay
- restitute
- retrieve
- ring
- shift
- sub
- substitute
- supersede
- 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
- replace
- return
- hand back
- send back
- give
- replace
- restore
- send
- bestow
- convey
- react
- rebate
- reciprocate
- recompense
- reestablish
- refund
- reimburse
- reinstate
- remit
- render
- repay
- requite
- reseat
- restitute
- retaliate
- transmit
- carry back
- hand back
- make restitution
- pay back
- reinsert
- roll back
- take back
- thrust back
- toss back
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How to use put back in a sentence
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
THE BOARDED-UP HOUSEAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN
He was voluble in his declarations that they would “put the screws” to Ollie on the charge of perjury.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN
Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON
Let them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO PUT BACK
- adjourn
- carry forward
- carry over
- cool it
- defer
- delay
- give a rain check
- hang fire
- hold off
- hold over
- hold up
- lay over
- pigeonhole
- prorogue
- put back
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- shelve
- suspend
- table
- adjourns
- cool it
- defers
- delays
- gives a rain check
- hangs fire
- holds off
- holds over
- holds up
- lies over
- pigeonholes
- prorogues
- puts back
- puts on back burner
- puts on hold
- shelves
- suspends
- tables
- adjourn
- dally
- dawdle
- dillydally
- drag one's feet
- hold off
- hold over
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- poke
- postpone
- prorogue
- put back
- reschedule
- retard
- shelve
- stay
- suspend
- tarry
- trail
- bring back
- put back
- put in power again
- recall
- redeem
- reelect
- reestablish
- rehabilitate
- rehire
- reintroduce
- reinvest
- renew
- replace
- restore
- return
- revive
- alter
- back up
- change
- compensate
- displace
- fill in
- follow
- front for
- give back
- mend
- oust
- outplace
- patch
- pinch hit for
- put back
- reconstitute
- recoup
- recover
- redeem
- redress
- reestablish
- refund
- regain
- reimburse
- reinstate
- repay
- restitute
- restore
- retrieve
- ring
- ring in
- shift
- stand in (for)
- stand in lieu of
- step into shoes of
- sub
- substitute
- succeed
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- swap places
- take out
- take over
- take over from
- put back
- reacquired
- recovered
- regained
- reinstated
- reintegrated
- restored
- retrieved
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