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placing

Divide placing into syllables:

plac · ing

How to pronounce placing:

Synonyms for placing:

deposing
depositing
disposing
emplacing
fixing
laying
locating
planting
positioning
putting
setting
situating
sticking

Antonyms for placing:

carrying away
carrying off
carting off
cleaning
cleaning up
clearing
clearing away
decluttering
extricating
moving
putting away
removing
scooping up
shifting
sweeping away
taking
taking away
taking down
taking off
taking out
tidying
tidying away
tidying up
transferring
uncluttering

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