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Set

🔄 Synonyms of "Set"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
marknoun(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
rigidnounStiff, rather than flexible.
hardnoun(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
positionnounA place or location.
fitverbSuitable; proper
poseverb(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
determinedDecided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.
determineverbTo ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
bandnounA strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
set upverb(transitive) To make ready for use.
hardenedHaving been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
bentnoun(with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
circlenoun(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
adjustverb(transitive) To modify.
prepareverb(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
coifnounA hairdo.
settledComfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
specifyverb(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
orderedIn order, not messy, tidy.
unmovingNot moving; still; static.
layverb(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
putverbTo physically place (something or someone somewhere).
arrangeverb(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
situatedLocated in a specific place.
dressnoun(transitive) (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.

↔️ Antonyms of "Set"

Words with the opposite meaning.

WordDefinition
risenoun(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
come upverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

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WordDefinition
layverb(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
go downverbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
marknoun(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
bentnoun(with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
putverbTo physically place (something or someone somewhere).
gear upverb(intransitive or reflexive, idiomatic) To prepare for an activity.
situatedLocated in a specific place.
localizeverb(software engineering, marketing, transitive) To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.
adjustverb(transitive) To modify.
solidificationnounThe action of solidifying.
positionnounA place or location.
readinessnounThe state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
set upverb(transitive) To make ready for use.
settledComfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
hardeningnounThe process by which something hardens.
prepareverb(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
hardenedHaving been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
lotnounA large quantity or number; a great deal.
readyverbPrepared for immediate action or use.

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