Lay
Synonyms for lay
adj amateur, not trained in a religious or other profession
secular
ordinary
temporal
inexpert
nonprofessional
nonclerical
nonspecialist
unsacred
Antonyms for lay
professional
ordained
Synonyms
verb put, place
locate
plant
set
leave
settle
spread
stick
establish
arrange
systematize
organize
fix
dispose
rest
repose
posit
position
order
deposit
set down
set out
Antonyms
disorder
disorganize
unsettle
mix up
destroy
disarrange
energize
depart
move
disestablish
upset
displace
remove
confuse
disturb
lift
take
neglect
rough
be active
Synonyms
verb produce, advance
offer
submit
yield
bear
generate
adduce
deposit
lodge
allege
cite
present
bring forth
bring forward
put forward
Antonyms
withhold
deny
refuse
take
lift
neglect
rough
Synonyms
verb credit, allocate
turn
train
impose
cast
apply
attribute
assess
incline
point
ascribe
level
tax
direct
saddle
aim
encumber
charge
impute
allot
burden
address
accredit
assign
refer
zero in
Antonyms
exonerate
aid
help
keep
lift
take
neglect
rough
Synonyms
verb design, plan
prepare
devise
plot
contrive
concoct
hatch
work out
Antonyms
lift
take
neglect
rough
Synonyms
verb make smooth
even
appease
alleviate
level
suppress
assuage
relieve
quiet
plane
flatten
iron
flush
press
allay
still
steam
calm
Antonyms
intensify
worry
break
aggravate
irritate
provoke
upset
agitate
lift
take
neglect
rough
Synonyms
verb bet, wager
play
game
stake
gamble
hazard
risk
give odds
Antonyms
lift
take
neglect
rough
Usage Notes
Lay1 and lie2 are often confused. Lay is most commonly a transitive verb and takes an object. Its forms are regular. If “place” or “put” can be substituted in a sentence, a form of lay is called for: Lay the folders on the desk. The mason is laying brick. She laid the baby in the crib. Lay also has many intransitive senses, among them “to lay eggs” (The hens have stopped laying), and it forms many phrasal verbs, such as lay off “to dismiss (from employment)” or “to stop annoying or teasing” and lay over “to make a stop.” Lie, with the overall senses “to be in a horizontal position, recline” and “to rest, remain, be situated, etc.,” is intransitive and takes no object. Its forms are irregular; its past tense form is identical with the present tense or infinitive form of lay: Lie down, children. Abandoned cars were lying along the road. The dog lay in the shade and watched the kittens play. The folders have lain on the desk since yesterday. In all but the most careful, formal speech, forms of lay are commonly heard in senses normally associated with lie. In edited written English such uses of lay are rare and are usually considered nonstandard: Lay down, children. The dog laid in the shade. Abandoned cars were laying along the road. The folders have laid on the desk since yesterday.
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