Definitions

lay down

VERB

bet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pony up speculate wager

STRONG

ante chance dice game hazard pledge put risk set trust venture

WEAK

buy in on lay odds play against play for play the ponies put money on tempt fortune toss up

Antonyms

STRONG

displace remove

VERB

dictate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

govern guide impose prescribe

STRONG

bid bulldoze charge control decree direct enjoin instruct lead manage ordain order pronounce regiment rule set

WEAK

call the play call the shots call the tune lay down the law put foot down read the riot act take the reins walk heavy

Antonyms

STRONG

disallow mismanage

WEAK

ask implore request

VERB

enunciate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm articulate intone outline propound utter

STRONG

announce declare deliver develop enounce express modulate phonate postulate proclaim promulgate pronounce publish say show sound state submit vocalize voice

Antonyms

STRONG

ask be quiet conceal confine deny hide leave alone question repress withhold

WEAK

mispronounce muffle mumble

VERB

impose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appoint charge demand enforce establish foist force inflict institute introduce levy order place promulgate put require

STRONG

burden command compel constrain decree encroach enjoin exact fix infringe intrude lade lay oblige obtrude ordain prescribe presume saddle trespass visit wish wreak wreck

WEAK

force upon horn in lay down the law move in on put foot down read riot act take advantage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorder displace forget overlook prevent remove

STRONG

aid help neglect

VERB

leave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow drop have leave behind

STRONG

let mislay omit permit suffer

WEAK

let be let continue let go let stay

Antonyms

STRONG

disallow keep refuse reject

WEAK

care come continue go hold maintain

VERB

parlay

Synonyms

STRONG

engineer gamble jockey manage move plan play risk speculate venture wager

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore neglect

VERB

particularize

Synonyms

STRONG

agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant designate detail engage guarantee impose make name pledge postulate promise provide require settle slot specify state

WEAK

insist upon lay finger on make a point pin down put down for specificate specificize spell out

Antonyms

STRONG

break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse

VERB

prescribe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

define determine dictate establish impose require specify

STRONG

appoint assign choose command decide decree designate direct enjoin fix guide ordain order rule select set settle

WEAK

pick out write prescription

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse

STRONG

disallow disorganize leave misguide mislead mix up neglect refuse reject unsettle

VERB

provide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determine provision require specify

STRONG

condition postulate state stipulate

WEAK

qualify

VERB

recline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loll lounge sprawl stretch out

STRONG

cant heel lean lie list repose rest slant slope stretch tilt tip

WEAK

be recumbent

Antonyms

STRONG

be active energize even forget level stand straighten

WEAK

sit up

VERB

record

Synonyms

STRONGEST

copy document file list log mark post register report videotape

STRONG

book can catalog chronicle cut dub enroll enter enumerate indite inscribe insert matriculate note preserve tabulate tape transcribe video wax

WEAK

chalk up cut a track jot down keep account make a recording mark down put down put in writing put on file put on paper put on tape set down take down tape-record write in

Antonyms

STRONG

cancel ignore neglect withdraw

VERB

repose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lie down

STRONG

deposit lie loaf loll lounge place rest settle slant sleep slumber stretch tilt

WEAK

settle down stretch out take it easy

Antonyms

STRONG

do energize move stand straighten

WEAK

be active be busy

VERB

retreat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down back off backtrack depart escape evacuate fall back go go back hide leave pull out recede reel retire reverse shrink withdraw

STRONG

avoid back decamp disengage ebb elude evade fold quail quit recoil regress relinquish resign retrograde run sequester vacate

WEAK

back away back out beat it cave in draw back give ground go along with hand over keep aloof keep apart move back opt out retrocede seclude oneself start back turn tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance come continue enter forge forward go forward keep meet remain stay

STRONG

face take on

VERB

rule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conclude determine establish find hold resolve

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate decree deduce figure fix gather infer postulate prescribe pronounce settle theorize

WEAK

pass upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin miss start unsettle waver

STRONG

ignore misunderstand

WEAK

plead serve submit

VERB

set

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agree upon appoint designate determine establish fix impose make name schedule settle specify stipulate

STRONG

allocate allot arrange assign conclude decree dictate direct estimate instruct ordain prescribe price rate regulate resolve value

WEAK

fix price

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse destroy disorganize ignore neglect refuse ruin unsettle

STRONG

ask disallow keep mismanage

WEAK

ascend discourage displace dissuade end finish go up halt hinder liquefy remove rise soften

VERB

stipulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

designate guarantee impose provide require specify spell out

STRONG

agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant detail engage make name particularize pledge postulate promise settle slot state

WEAK

insist upon lay finger on make a point pin down put down for specificate specificize

Antonyms

STRONG

break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse

WEAK

imply wish

Example Sentences

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He also called on the regime to lay down its arms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

But California would not prove to be the be-all and end-all for the rapper, who chose to lay down more permanent roots in Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

While the Wirths’ 15-stop odyssey may represent an extreme, many lacked either the opportunity or desire to lay down new roots while anticipating a return to what they consider their real home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Separately, the partnership with Florida Atlantic University appears to be part of a bigger move to lay down roots in the state.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

The beasts sniffed and whined, but one by one, they lay down flat on their bellies.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

lay down

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