Synonyms of lays on

lays on

verb

present tense third-person singular of lay on

1

as in spreads

to put a layer of on a surface

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spreads
• applies
• lays
• smears
• sheets
• coats
• bedaubs
• besmears
• layers
• dabs
• anoints
• blankets
• plasters
• carpets
• surfaces
• covers
• daubs
• overlays
• slathers
• overlies
• mantles
• overspreads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• strips
• uncovers
• peels
• bares

2

as in employs

chiefly British to provide with a paying job

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employs
• hires
• recruits
• takes on
• pays
• signs (up or on)
• engages
• retains
• fees
• places
• assumes
• jobs
• enlists
• partners
• keeps (on)
• reemploys
• apprentices
• promotes
• contracts
• rehires
• reengages
• upgrades
• subcontracts
• headhunts
• advances
• scouts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cans
• dismisses
• discharges
• axes
• fires
• sacks
• lays off
• furloughs
• locks out