Put Up To

Synonyms of put up to

• encourage
• prompt
• persuade

Antonyms of put up to

• discourage
• prevent
• dissuade

Collocations of put up to

trouble

Frequency: 80 %

He was always getting into trouble because his friends put him up to it.

mischief

Frequency: 70 %

The group of friends put him up to all sorts of mischief.

pranks

Frequency: 60 %

The siblings often put each other up to playing pranks on their parents.

no good

Frequency: 45 %

I can't believe you put me up to such no good behavior.

Idiomatic Expressions for put up to

• Phrase: put up to something
  Meaning: to persuade or encourage someone to do something, often something wrong or risky
  Usage: She suspected her brother had put her up to prank calling their neighbor.