Synonyms for lay out

Synonyms for (verb) lay out

Synonyms: set, set up, lay out

Definition: get ready for a particular purpose or event

Usage: set up an experiment; set the table; lay out the tools for the surgery

Similar words: set, set up, gear up, fix, prepare, ready

Definition: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Usage: Get the children ready for school!; prepare for war; I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill


Synonyms: lay out

Definition: provide a detailed plan or design

Usage: She laid out her plans for the new house

Similar words: plan

Definition: make plans for something

Usage: He is planning a trip with his family


Synonyms: lay out, represent, present

Definition: bring forward and present to the mind

Usage: We presented the arguments to him; We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

Similar words: tell, say, state

Definition: express in words

Usage: He said that he wanted to marry her; tell me what is bothering you; state your opinion; state your name


Synonyms: array, range, set out, lay out

Definition: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

Usage: lay out the clothes; lay out the arguments

Similar words: set up, arrange

Definition: put into a proper or systematic order

Usage: arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order


Synonyms: lay out

Definition: spend or invest

Usage: lay out thousands on gold; he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit

Similar words: spend, expend, drop

Definition: pay out

Usage: spend money


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