Another word for set
set
modif.
set
n.
Inclination
attitude, position, bearing; see inclination 1.
A social group
clique, coterie, circle; see clique, faction 1, organization 3.
A collection of related items
kit, assemblage, assortment; see collection 2. See syn. study at clique.
set
v.
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Another word for set
To deposit in a specified place:
lay1, place, put, stick. See place, riseTo put in or assign to a certain position or location:
emplace, install, locate, place, position, site, situate, spot. See placeTo alter for proper functioning:
adjust, fix, regulate, tune (up). (Music) attune. See change, helpTo arrange tableware upon (a table) in preparation for a meal:
lay1, spread. See orderTo place (a story, for example) in a designated setting:
lay1. See placeTo bring about or come to an agreement concerning:
arrange, conclude, fix, negotiate, settle. See agreeTo appoint and send to a particular place:
assign, post2, station. See placeTo calculate approximately:
approximate, estimate, place, put, reckon. See preciseTo move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something:
aim, cast, direct, head, level, point, train, turn, zero in. (Military) lay1. See seekTo change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass:
clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, gelatinize, jell, jelly. See solidTo make or become physically hard:
cake, concrete, congeal, dry, harden, indurate, petrify, solidify. See solid
To go about the initial step in doing (something):
approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. (Informal) kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start
To make noticeable or different:
characterize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, individualize, mark, signalize, singularize. See same
To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:
abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, nullify, vitiate, void. (Law) extinguish. See continue
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
delay, detain, hang up, hold up, lag, retard, slow (down or up), stall2. See help, time
To reserve for the future:
keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save (up). See keep, save
To register in or as if in a book:
book, catalog, enroll, inscribe, list1, write down. See rememberTo come to rest on the ground:
alight1, land, light2, settle, touch down. See move
To state, as an idea, for consideration:
advance, offer, pose, propose, propound, put forward, submit, suggest. See offer
To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, stir1 (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See startTo stir to action or feeling:
egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause, exciteTo endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable addition:
adorn, beautify, embellish, enhance, grace. See beautifulTo act as an equalizing weight or force to:
balance, compensate, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, offset. See orderTo make up for:
balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, neutralize, offset, outweigh, redeem. See substitute
To go about the initial step in doing (something):
approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. (Informal) kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See startTo work out and arrange the parts or details of:
blueprint, design, lay out, map (out), plan. See plannedTo proceed in a specified direction:
bear, go, head, make, strike out. See approach
To go about the initial step in doing (something):
approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, start, take on, take up, undertake. (Informal) kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start
To raise upright:
erect, pitch, put up, raise, rear2, upraise, uprear. See horizontal, riseTo bring into existence formally:
constitute, create, establish, found, institute, organize, originate, start. See start- (Informal)
To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another):
treat. (Informal) stand. (Slang) blow1. Idiom: stand treat. See pay
Firmly established by long standing:
confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, hard-shell, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, irradicable, settled. See continueIn a definite and final form; not likely to change:
certain, firm1, fixed, flat. See changeFixed and distinct from others:
express, particular, special, specific. See specificOn an unwavering course of action:
bent, decided, determined, fixed, intent, resolute. See decideIn a state of preparedness:
ready. (Informal) go. (Slang) together. Idioms: all set, in working order. See prepared
A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:
array, band2, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch2, collection, group, knot, lot, party. See groupA subdivision of a larger group:
category, class, classification, order. See groupA group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement:
circle, crowd, group. See groupA particular social group:
circle, clique, coterie, crowd. (Informal) bunch, gang. See groupThe properties, backdrops, and other objects arranged for a dramatic presentation:
mise en scène, scene, scenery, setting. See performing arts
MLA Style
"set." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 July 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/set>.
APA Style
set. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/set
