Synonyms of laid on

laid on

verb

past tense of lay on

1

as in applied

to put a layer of on a surface

she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applied
• spread
• laid
• smeared
• coated
• sheeted
• layered
• plastered
• anointed
• dabbed
• slathered
• covered
• daubed
• besmeared
• blanketed
• carpeted
• bedaubed
• surfaced
• overlaid
• mantled
• overlay
• overspread

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• peeled
• uncovered
• stripped
• bared
• stript

2

as in employed

chiefly British to provide with a paying job

lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employed
• hired
• recruited
• signed (up or on)
• engaged
• took on
• paid
• placed
• retained
• enlisted
• assumed
• feed
• kept (on)
• reemployed
• rehired
• partnered
• jobbed
• apprenticed
• contracted
• promoted
• subcontracted
• re-employed
• re-engaged
• upgraded
• reengaged
• scouted
• advanced
• headhunted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• canned
• laid off
• sacked
• axed
• locked out
• furloughed