Synonyms of placed

placed

verb

past tense of place

1

as in situated

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

he carefully placed the flowers in a vase

Synonyms & Similar Words

• situated
• put
• positioned
• located
• deposited
• laid
• disposed
• stuck
• emplaced
• set
• planted
• fixed
• deposed
• set up
• parked
• moved
• established
• locked
• shifted
• carried
• rearranged
• slapped
• oriented
• plopped
• collected
• assembled
• clapped
• affixed
• ensconced
• reordered
• anchored
• wedged
• plunked
• lodged
• flopped
• ranked
• settled
• plumped
• arrayed
• laid out
• planked
• plunked down
• niched
• lined up
• berthed
• set down
• queued

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removed
• took
• relocated
• replaced
• banished
• displaced
• superseded
• supplanted
• dislodged

2

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type

I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classified
• ranked
• relegated
• grouped
• distinguished
• distributed
• separated
• graded
• listed
• typed
• categorized
• sorted
• identified
• classed
• filed
• pegged
• organized
• recognized
• ranged
• digested
• referred
• ordered
• codified
• compartmentalized
• compartmented
• disposed
• assorted
• cataloged
• culled
• alphabetized
• broke down
• arrayed
• indexed
• shelved
• drew up
• marshaled
• systematized
• clustered
• reclassified
• pigeonholed
• screened
• sifted
• clumped
• set
• sieved
• regrouped
• winnowed
• colligated
• recategorized
• subcategorized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scrambled
• lumped
• confused
• mixed (up)
• jumbled
• disarranged
• misclassified
• missorted
• mistyped

3

as in estimated

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimated
• calculated
• made
• put
• figured
• supposed
• guessed
• judged
• gauged
• called
• reckoned
• concluded
• understood
• conjectured
• deduced
• gathered
• reasoned
• inferred
• extrapolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measured
• computed
• calibrated
• scaled
• worked out

4

as in ranked

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

placed second in the competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranked
• was
• stood
• rated
• graded
• seeded
• grouped
• counted
• classed
• classified
• installed
• categorized
• separated
• sorted
• codified
• set
• compartmentalized
• instated

5

as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

placed the recent college grad in the company's research and development division

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointed
• nominated
• assigned
• constituted
• named
• designated
• attached
• commissioned
• detailed
• inducted
• created
• delegated
• authorized
• elected
• selected
• installed
• chose
• instituted
• ordained
• crowned
• consecrated
• inaugurated
• anointed
• made
• destined
• invested
• deputed
• deputized
• drafted
• instated
• enthroned
• voted (in)
• throned
• handpicked
• singled (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• expelled
• removed
• displaced
• ejected
• deposed
• evicted
• ousted
• dethroned
• threw out
• unseated
• overthrew
• blackballed
• uncrowned
• unmade

6

as in introduced

to present or bring forward for discussion

once again the issue of recurrent vandalism at the high school was placed before the town council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduced
• raised
• discussed
• suggested
• mentioned
• brought up
• offered
• proposed
• cited
• named
• broached
• mooted
• referred (to)
• debated
• expressed
• alluded (to)
• spoke (of)
• interrupted
• aired
• ventilated
• talked (about)
• vented
• interjected
• thrashed (out or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• silenced
• quieted
• censored
• hushed (up)

7

as in employed

to provide with a paying job

most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employed
• hired
• recruited
• engaged
• retained
• paid
• signed (up or on)
• enlisted
• assumed
• laid on
• feed
• took on
• partnered
• promoted
• reemployed
• rehired
• subcontracted
• contracted
• jobbed
• upgraded
• apprenticed
• reengaged
• scouted
• kept (on)
• advanced
• headhunted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• canned
• sacked
• laid off
• axed
• locked out
• furloughed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of placed

Back then there were no refrigerators — there were iceboxes, and glasses were placed upside down inside them to cool before being filled with ice cream. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Health authorities in Kenya have placed the country's border points on high alert and are monitoring for possible additional cases. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Department officials say that since January 2025, 26,000 drivers have been placed out of service for failing to meet ELP requirements and enforcement actions have taken another 30,000 commercial license holders off the road. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Police in the Mazovia province, which counts Warsaw as one of its cities, posted a photo on X showing a policeman, his hand placed on the back of a person lying down with hands tied in the back. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Police in the Mazovia province, which includes both Ostroleka and Warsaw, posted a photo on X showing a policeman with his hand placed on the back of a person lying down with their hands tied behind their back. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

During the pursuit, the California Highway Patrol placed spike strips on the road. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Louisville went 11-7 and placed sixth in the league last year, losing in the Round of 32 to Michigan State. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

The materials can be placed side by side or stacked depending on the function required. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026