PUT OVER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

put over

verb

Definition of put over

as in to postpone

to assign to a later time as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year

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Recent Examples of put over Project Ranger becomes production hub To support its long-term manufacturing plans, the defense firm has put over $250 million into Project Ranger, its large production campus in New Mexico. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026 Lesnar should put over Femi on his way out at WWE SummerSlam, which would necessitate Lesnar costing Femi in the KOTR finals at Night of Champions. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026 Poor air quality puts over five million people in the Phoenix area at risk, according to the report, especially children, the elderly and those with underlying health conditions like asthma. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 22 Apr. 2026 For road trippers, NIO has put over 1,000 swapping stations along China's highways. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put over

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Court proceedings for the case were postponed in April, when Superior Court Judge Jason Disbrow ordered that Edge be transferred to a state psychiatric facility after authorities said the veteran lacked the mental capacity to proceed to trial.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026
All other homecoming activities were postponed except for the dance, which will include additional security, Timberline Principal Chad Wright and school district officials said in an email to parents and staff.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of postpone

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Walter Mischel, a psychologist who taught at Stanford and Columbia, conducted some of the most famous studies on delaying gratification in the late 1960s and 1970s.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Parents who addressed the board on Thursday urged the district to delay the vote and take more time to review logistics.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of delay

Verb

The judge deferred ruling on Rashbaum’s constitutional challenge until after trial, and the issue became moot when the jury acquitted Renaud on all counts.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
The catch is the tax obligations don’t go away completely, they are just deferred until next year.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of defer

Verb

Some of them were put off by élite football’s deliberate lack of culture—staunch apoliticism is easy to sell to Sky Sports—and others had been priced out.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
But don’t be put off by produce that doesn’t look picture-perfect.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of put off

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