to put aside

Examples

• All

• - Okay, good, well, just put everything else aside and focus on that.

  Stowaway (2021)

• But if you just put aside our personal issues for a moment...

  End of the World (2018)

• Politics is now being put aside and you have to do policy.

  Rich Roll

• You have to study it, then put it aside and then try it, try to draw it.

• We should put aside our differences and work together.

  Wild Wild West (1999)

• You know, I put aside half my clothes, half my books, all for donation.

  Cupids on Beacon Street (2021)

• In time, will we both put aside this childish hatred and live together in peace?

  Fiction book (1993)

• We've put aside these old superstitions.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• Put your ego aside.

  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

• In order to concentrate on the project, we must put aside any distractions.

Synonyms

F

to forget

vsto put aside

∞ 1.8

Decide not to think about something

focuses more on a temporary pause in thought rather than permanent loss

L

to let go

vsto put aside

381 3.7

To stop worrying about something and relax

is more about pausing thought or action rather than emotional release

L

to let go of

vsto put aside

356 1.9

To stop holding something so it is not in your hand

concerns mental stopping of thought rather than physical release

D

to dismiss

vsto put aside

332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

can mean a temporary dismissal from attention rather than permanent rejection

S

to shrug off

vsto put aside

27 3.9

Treat something as unimportant and ignore it

is about stopping thought or dealing rather than emotional detachment

B

to brush aside

vsto put aside

13 4.5

Ignore a person or thing because you think they are not important

implies a temporary stopping of thought rather than sustained ignoring

C

to cast aside

vsto put aside

• Informal

11 3.7

Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want

usually implies a temporary pause in attention rather than permanent removal

P

to push aside

vsto put aside

7 4.1

Refuse to think about something, for example worries or objections

is more neutral and can mean a temporary stopping of attention

P

to put away

vsto put aside

4 3.4

To stop thinking about a worry or feeling

is the common phrasal expression with identical meaning

S

to sweep aside

vsto put aside

3 4.7

To ignore an opinion or worry as unimportant

is often less forceful and can be temporary rather than final

P

to put on the back burner

vsto put aside

1 5.6

To delay dealing with something until later and make it less important

focuses on stopping thought itself rather than planned postponement

Antonyms

C

to consider

∞ 1.1

To think carefully before making a decision

E

to engage

117 3.5

To keep someone's full attention

How Attentive

to focus on

∞ 2.0

to address

∞ 3.6

to postpone

234 3.4

to put aside

103 3.4

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology