LAYING OUT Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

laying out

verb

present participle of lay out

as in spending

to hand over or use up in payment he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself

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as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency

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as in classifying

to put into a particular arrangement plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region

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as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention for the historic celebration, the museum laid out its full collection of native artifacts

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Verb

In the employer market, more recent data suggest the volumes of prescriptions — which are proprietary — are driving up spending more than prices, although prices are still a factor.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Born and raised in Flushing, Queens, to a Chinese family, Liu developed an early interest in beauty, recalling spending hours painting her nails after school.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of spending

Verb

Prince William and Prince Harry are both reportedly planning to honor the 30th anniversary of their mother, Princess Diana’s, death.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026
Democrats have warned in recent months that Trump is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or the National Guard to polling stations, as the president has made election security one of his key objectives in his second term.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of planning

Verb

Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share strategies for classifying large volumes of unstructured data while keeping the manual workload manageable.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Zema has proposed classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.

— Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifying

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In both instances, the ad from Never Going Back PAC, a group tied to Trump’s political operation, shows Lizer’s photo on screen while displaying Nez’s name.

— Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The latest frontier model, with apparent human-level faculties, had gone rogue – displaying dangerous, even devious online behaviors.

— Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of displaying

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Among the most intriguing possibilities, Brouhard said, is that Gulf nations exporting oil are surreptitiously paying Iran fees in exchange for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz – even as they’re secured by US military escorts.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
The pay-as-you-go option is perfectly timed for Grand Theft Auto VI, allowing those who don’t own an Xbox, or who primarily play from a phone, to stream the game by paying for a bundle of hours.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of paying

Verb

The Florida Department of Health is preparing more than 100 ambulances for possible evacuations and patient transportation, according to the governor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
The court’s host country of the Netherlands has been preparing for weeks for the move.

— Matthew Lee, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of preparing

Verb

Newsom was arranging a tour of Southern states later in the summer, specifically to get his face in front of South Carolinians.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
When clients or surrogates travel to California for important medical milestones, Tang and Sonnenberg are often there themselves—arranging schedules, accompanying appointments, and ensuring that days defined by medicine retain a sense of humanity.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of arranging

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Participants were selected through an open call, and will be exhibiting artworks and objects from private and public collections that have never been publicly displayed.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026
Before the Koltai family took over the spot in 1981, Steve’s father, Ivan, had already expanded from distributing erotic films to exhibiting them.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

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