puts together

Makes into one

Puts together means to assemble, combine, or create from separate parts.

You put together furniture, a meal, or a presentation.

Someone who is well put together is neatly dressed and composed.

To put two and two together is to draw an obvious conclusion from available evidence.

The phrase often emphasizes effort or skill: She put together an impressive portfolio.

construct

build

Create a structure

scaffolding · materials · carpentry · engineering · fabrication · erection · project · housing · shelter · renovation

combine

blend

Combine into mixture

  • mixCombine different elements
  • mergeCombine into unity
  • integrateCombine into unified whole

fuse · meld · ingredients · elements · flavors · colors · sounds · layers · recipe · cocktail

assemble

puzzle

Challenge testing ingenuity

  • jigsawPuzzle or curve-cutting tool
  • kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
  • modelRepresentation or paradigm

furniture · IKEA · instructions · parts · components · pieces · manual · tools · screwdriver · bolts

unite

alliance

Formal union of parties

group · community · movement · federation · network · collaboration · solidarity · harmony · cooperation · collective

create

plan

Detailed proposal for achieving

  • designPurposeful creative planning
  • conceptAbstract mental construct
  • ideaMental formation

proposal · presentation · portfolio · project · scheme · strategy · outline · draft · prototype · mockup

Categories
Opposites
assembly/construction

puts togethertakes apart

Separates into components

dismantles · disassembles · pulls apart · breaks down · tears apart

organization/arrangement

puts togetherscatters

Distributes irregularly about

disperses · disorganizes · messes up · disarranges · jumbles

creation/production

puts togetherdestroys

Causes complete ruin

demolishes · tears down · dismantles · ruins · wrecks

Family

puts, putting, together, togetherness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G