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Another word for setting

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setting

n.

environment, surroundings, ambience, mounting, backdrop, frame, framework, background, context, perspective, horizon, shadow, shade, distance, mise en scene (French).

Antonyms front*, foreground, focus.

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Another word for setting

noun

The place where an action or event occurs:
locale, scene, site, stage. See place
The properties, backdrops, and other objects arranged for a dramatic presentation:
mise en scÃ¨ne, scene, scenery, set². See performing arts

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Quinn went to work setting the stage for the visit.
It was a lovely setting for a home, secluded in wildly beautiful forested hills.
You were setting me up.
He nodded, setting his cup on the counter.
Natasha threw off the shawl from her shoulders, ran forward to face "Uncle," and setting her arms akimbo also made a motion with her shoulders and struck an attitude.

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