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put to bed

VERB
close
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conclude do end halt shutter
STRONG
cap cease clear clinch consummate culminate determine discontinue fold terminate ultimate
WEAK
button down button up call it a day call off cut loose drop the curtain fold up pack it in put a lid on sew up shut down wind down wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence start
STRONG
continue initiate open
WEAK
not finish
VERB
complete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve close conclude determine develop do end execute finalize finish halt perform realize settle wrap up
STRONG
actualize cap consummate crown discharge effect effectuate elaborate equip fill fulfill furnish perfect refine supplement terminate
WEAK
bring to fruition bring to maturity call it a day carry off do thoroughly get through go the limit go through with go whole hog make good make up round off round out sew up ultimate wind up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon bear begin commence continue fail ignore introduce leave lose miss neglect not finish open start stop unsettle
STRONG
ruin
WEAK
forget give up
VERB
conclude
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve close complete end halt terminate wind up wrap up
STRONG
cease cinch clinch consummate crown desist stop
WEAK
bring down curtain call it a day close out draw to close knock off play out put the lid on round off top off ultimate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence continue open start
STRONG
go keep on
WEAK
introduce preface unsettle
VERB
consummate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
polish off terminate
STRONG
accomplish can clinch close compass complete conclude crown effectuate end halt perfect perform sign wrap
WEAK
button down call a day carry out clean up come come through drop curtain fold up get it together go the distance knock off mop up put away put finishing touch on put lid on sew up take care of top it off ultimate wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONG
begin commence continue fail give up not finish start stop
WEAK
neglect
VERB
print
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disseminate engrave imprint mark publish reissue reprint stamp
STRONG
compose impress issue letter offset set
WEAK
go to press let roll publication calligraph run off set type strike off

Example Sentences

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And it should put to bed the idea that banks and private-capital managers are playing a zero-sum game with each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

They came here as league leaders and all the noise around them before the game was quickly put to bed.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

For the spinner, the Liam Dawson debate looks to have been put to bed.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

The children had just been put to bed upstairs.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

That evening, when the little Poppers had been put to bed, Mr. and Mrs. Popper settled down for a long, quiet evening.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater