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| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical bearing |
| Synonyms: | address, air, attitude, carriage, demeanor, deportment, fit, hang, inclination, mien, port, position, posture, presence, turn, comportment |
| Notes: | to set is to place something; to sit is to be seated |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | position, place |
| Synonyms: | affix, aim, anchor, apply, arrange, bestow, cast, deposit, direct, embed, ensconce, establish, fasten, fix, head, insert, install, introduce, lay, level, locate, lock, lodge, mount, park, plank, plant, plunk, point, post, prepare, put, rest, seat, settle, situate, spread, station, stick, train, turn, wedge, make fast, make ready, plop, zero in* |
| Antonyms: | displace, remove |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stage setting |
| Synonyms: | scene, scenery, setting, flats, mise en scène, stage set |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decide upon |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, appoint, arrange, assign, conclude, decree, designate, determine, dictate, direct, establish, estimate, fix, impose, instruct, make, name, ordain, prescribe, price, rate, regulate, resolve, schedule, settle, specify, stipulate, value, agree upon, fix price, lay down |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, assortment |
| Synonyms: | array, assemblage, band, batch, body, bunch, bundle, camp, circle, clan, class, clique, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, company, compendium, coterie, crew, crowd, faction, gang, kit, lot, mob, organization, outfit, pack, push, sect, series, gaggle, rat pack |
| Antonyms: | individual, single |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harden |
| Synonyms: | cake, clot, coagulate, condense, congeal, crystallize, fix, jell, jelly, solidify, stiffen, thicken, become firm, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jellify |
| Antonyms: | liquefy, soften |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decline |
| Synonyms: | descend, dip, disappear, drop, go down, sink, subside, vanish |
| Antonyms: | ascend, rise, go up |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start, incite |
| Synonyms: | abet, begin, commence, foment, initiate, instigate, provoke, raise, whip up*, put in motion, set on, stir up |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, end, finish, halt, hinder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acquiesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree with some reluctance |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree, allow, approve, buy, come across, comply, concur, conform, consent, cry uncle*, cut a deal*, ditto*, give in, jibe*, okay, pass, play ball*, reconcile, set, submit, subscribe, yes, yield, bow to, cave in*, come around, give out, go along, roll over and play dead, say uncle, shake on |
| Antonyms: | disagree, dissent, object, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adjust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mechanically alter, especially to |
| Synonyms: | align, balance, connect, correct, fine-tune, fit, fix, focus, grind, improve, mend, overhaul, polish, readjust, rectify, regulate, renovate, repair, service, set, sharpen, square, tighten, tune up, bring into line, calibrate, improve accommodate, put in working order, troubleshoot |
| Antonyms: | derange, disarrange, unsuit |
| Main Entry: | affirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare the truth of something |
| Synonyms: | assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avow, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, declare, guarantee, ice*, insist, maintain, nail down*, okay, predicate, profess, pronounce, ratify, repeat, set, state, swear, testify, vouch, witness, avouch, cross heart, have a lock on, lock up, put on ice, rubber-stamp, say so, swear on bible, swear up and down |
| Antonyms: | deny, negate, nullify, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in unison, assent with another |
| Synonyms: | accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, allow, bury the hatchet*, check, comply, concede, concur, consent, cut a deal*, engage, grant, okay, permit, play ball*, recognize, set, settle, sign*, subscribe, yes*, be of the same mind, buy into, clinch the deal, come to terms, give blessing, give carte blanche, give green light, give the go-ahead, go along with, make a deal, pass on, see eye to eye, shake on, side with, take one up on |
| Antonyms: | contend, contradict, decline, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign responsibility; decide |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allot, assign, choose, command, commission, decree, delegate, designate, determine, direct, elect, enjoin, establish, finger, fix, install, name, nominate, ordain, select, set, settle, tap |
| Antonyms: | dismiss, fire, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | array |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection, considerable group |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, batch, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, design, display, disposition, exhibition, formation, host, lot, multitude, order, parade, pattern, set, show, supply, throng, lineup |
| Main Entry: | array |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrange in collection or order |
| Synonyms: | align, display, exhibit, form, group, organize, parade, range, set, show, systematize, line up, methodize |
| Main Entry: | assess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaluate, determine |
| Synonyms: | appraise, apprise, assay, check*, check out*, compute, determine, estimate, figure*, fix, gauge, guess, judge, nick*, peg*, rate, reckon, set, size*, survey, value, weigh, dig it, size up, take measure, valuate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make certain |
| Synonyms: | cinch, clinch, complete, confirm, ensure, guarantee, ice*, insure, lock, nail down*, seal, secure, set, have a lock on, lock on, lock up, make sure, put on ice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental outlook |
| Synonyms: | air, angle, approach, belief, bent, bias, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, inclination, leaning, mental state, mood, notion, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, posture, predilection, prejudice, proclivity, reaction, routine, sensibility, sentiment, set, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temper, temperament, twist, view, headset, like it is, mindset, mindtrip, say so, where one is at |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make equal; cause to have equilibrium |
| Synonyms: | accord, adjust, attune, cancel, collate, come out, compensate, correspond, counteract, counterbalance, equalize, equate, even, harmonize, level, match, neutralize, nullify, offset, oppose, parallel, poise, readjust, redeem, set, square, stabilize, steady, tie, weigh, come out even, make up for, pair off |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, unbalance, overbalance |
| Main Entry: | batch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of same objects |
| Synonyms: | accumulation, aggregation, amount, array, assemblage, assortment, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, crowd, group, lot, pack, parcel, quantity, set, shipment, volume |
| Antonyms: | individual |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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