set - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

several exercises intended to be done in series

Synonyms

• exercise set
• set

More generic

• exercise
• exercising
• physical exercise
• physical exertion
• workout

Noun

the act of putting something in position

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• emplacement
• locating
• location
• placement
• position
• positioning

Noun

any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• electronic equipment

More specific

• receiver
• receiving system
• sender
• transmitter

Related

• communication equipment
• communication system

Noun

representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

Synonyms

• set
• stage set

More generic

• representation

More specific

• scene
• scenery

Related

• set decoration

Related

• mise en scene
• setting
• stage setting

Noun

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

Synonyms

• readiness
• set

More generic

• cognitive state
• state of mind

Noun

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

Synonyms

• bent
• set

More generic

• disposition
• inclination
• tendency

Noun

the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• descent

Noun

a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• accumulation
• aggregation
• assemblage
• collection

More specific

• Cartesian product
• brace
• bracket
• chess set
• choir
• conjugation
• consort
• core
• core group
• dentition
• field
• intersection
• join
• manicure set
• nucleus
• octet
• octette
• pair
• portfolio
• product
• quadruple
• quadruplet
• quartet
• quartette
• quintet
• quintette
• quintuple
• quintuplet
• score
• septet
• septette
• sestet
• sextet
• sextette
• singleton
• suite
• sum
• synset
• teeth
• threescore
• triad
• trio
• triple
• triplet
• union

Related

• volume

Noun

(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• abstract entity
• abstraction

More specific

• Mandelbrot set
• diagonal
• domain
• domain of a function
• field
• group
• image
• intersection
• interval
• locus
• mathematical group
• mathematical space
• null set
• range
• range of a function
• root
• solution
• subset
• topological space
• universal set

Noun

an unofficial association of people or groups

Synonyms

• band
• circle
• lot
• set

More generic

• social group

More specific

• Four Hundred
• camp
• car pool
• clique
• cohort
• company
• confederacy
• conspiracy
• coterie
• horsey set
• horsy set
• ingroup
• inner circle
• jet set
• pack
• party

Noun

evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

Synonyms

• Set
• Seth

Noun

the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

Synonyms

• curing
• hardening
• set
• solidification
• solidifying

More generic

• action
• activity
• natural action
• natural process

More specific

• congealment
• congelation

Related

• plastination

Noun

a unit of play in tennis or squash

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• period of play
• play
• playing period

Related

• game

Verb

arrange attractively

Synonyms

• arrange
• coif
• coiffe
• coiffure
• do
• dress
• set

More generic

• groom
• neaten

More specific

• bob
• wave

Related

• curry
• dress
• groom

Verb

bear fruit

Synonyms

• fructify
• set

More generic

• multiply
• procreate
• reproduce

Verb

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

Synonyms

• adjust
• correct
• set

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

More specific

• align
• attune
• calibrate
• citify
• coordinate
• decompress
• depressurise
• depressurize
• fine-tune
• fit
• focalise
• focalize
• focus
• graduate
• harmonise
• harmonize
• justify
• linearise
• linearize
• match
• modulate
• ordinate
• plumb
• pressurise
• pressurize
• proportion
• readjust
• reconcile
• regulate
• reset
• set
• sharpen
• sync
• synchronise
• synchronize
• temper
• time
• trim
• tune
• tune up
• zero
• zero in

Verb

set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• adjust
• correct
• set

Also See

• set ahead

More specific

• advance
• reset
• set ahead

Verb

put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Also See

• set apart
• set aside
• set off
• set up

More specific

• keynote
• pitch

Verb

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Synonyms

• fix
• gear up
• prepare
• ready
• set
• set up

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

More specific

• brace
• cram
• crop
• cultivate
• fix
• lay out
• mount
• poise
• precondition
• prime
• provide
• set
• set up
• socialise
• socialize
• summerise
• summerize
• winterise
• winterize
• work

Verb

get ready for a particular purpose or event

Synonyms

• lay out
• set
• set up

More generic

• fix
• gear up
• prepare
• ready
• set
• set up

Verb

equip with sails or masts

Synonyms

• rig
• set
• set up

More generic

• equip
• fit
• fit out
• outfit

Verb

become gelatinous

Synonyms

• congeal
• jell
• set

More generic

• solidify

Verb

estimate

Synonyms

• place
• put
• set

More generic

• approximate
• estimate
• gauge
• guess
• judge

Verb

fix conclusively or authoritatively

Synonyms

• determine
• set

More specific

• assess
• charge
• date
• filiate
• format
• identify
• initialise
• initialize
• place
• price
• tax
• value

Verb

decide upon or fix definitely

Synonyms

• define
• determine
• fix
• limit
• set
• specify

More generic

• choose
• pick out
• select
• take

More specific

• define
• name
• quantify
• reset

Verb

establish as the highest level or best performance

Synonyms

• mark
• set

More generic

• establish
• lay down
• make

Verb

urge to attack someone

Synonyms

• set
• sic

More generic

• assail
• assault
• attack
• set on

Verb

give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• hone

Verb

put into a certain place or abstract location

Synonyms

• lay
• place
• pose
• position
• put
• set

More generic

• displace
• move

Also See

• set back
• set down
• set out
• set up

More specific

• appose
• arrange
• barrel
• bed
• bottle
• bucket
• butt
• clap
• cock
• coffin
• cram
• deposit
• dispose
• docket
• emplace
• enclose
• ensconce
• fix
• glycerolise
• glycerolize
• ground
• imbricate
• inclose
• insert
• instal
• install
• intersperse
• introduce
• jar
• juxtapose
• ladle
• lay
• lay over
• lean
• load
• marshal
• middle
• misplace
• nestle
• parallelize
• park
• perch
• pigeonhole
• pile
• pillow
• place down
• place upright
• plant
• poise
• posit
• position
• postpose
• prepose
• put back
• put down
• put in
• rack up
• recess
• recline
• replace
• repose
• reposition
• rest
• seat
• seed
• set
• set down
• set up
• settle
• settle down
• shelve
• ship
• sign
• siphon
• sit
• sit down
• situate
• snuggle
• sow
• space
• stand
• stand up
• step
• stick in
• stratify
• superimpose
• superpose
• tee
• tee up
• throw
• thrust
• trench
• underlay
• upend

Verb

insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

Synonyms

• countersink
• set

More generic

• bury
• sink

Verb

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

Synonyms

• plant
• set

More generic

• lay
• place
• pose
• position
• put
• set

More specific

• afforest
• bed
• checkrow
• dibble
• forest
• puddle
• replant
• root
• tree

Verb

fix in a border

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• arrange
• set up

Verb

put into a position that will restore a normal state

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• lay
• place
• pose
• position
• put
• set

Verb

apply or start

Synonyms

• set

More generic

• initiate
• originate
• start

Verb

adapt for performance in a different way

Synonyms

• arrange
• set

More generic

• compose
• write

More specific

• prearrange
• put
• table
• tabularise
• tabularize
• tabulate
• transpose

Verb

locate

Synonyms

• localise
• localize
• place
• set

More generic

• present
• represent
• stage

Verb

set in type

Synonyms

• set
• typeset

More generic

• impress
• print

Verb

disappear beyond the horizon

Synonyms

• go down
• go under
• set

More generic

• come down
• descend
• fall
• go down

Opposite / Antonyms

• rise

Adjective

converted to solid form (as concrete)

Synonyms

• hardened
• set

Related

• hard

Adjective

fixed and unmoving

Synonyms

• fixed
• rigid
• set

Related

• nonmoving
• unmoving

Adjective

set down according to a plan

Synonyms

• laid
• set

Related

• arranged
• ordered

Adjective

(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

Synonyms

• fit
• primed
• set

Related

• ready

Adjective

situated in a particular spot or position

Synonyms

• located
• placed
• set
• situated

Related

• settled

Adjective

determined or decided upon as by an authority

Synonyms

• determined
• dictated
• set

Related

• settled

Adjective

being below the horizon

Synonyms

• set

Related

• down

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