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setting - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | setting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene, background |
| Synonyms: | ambience, backdrop, context, distance, environment, frame, framework, horizon, jungle, locale, location, perspective, set, shade, shadow, site, stage setting, surroundings, mise en scène, mounting, stage set |
| 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* |
| Notes: | to set is to place something; to sit is to be seated |
| Antonyms: | displace, remove |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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: | countryside |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | non-city environment |
| Synonyms: | country, environment, land, landscape, scenery, setting, surroundings, terrain, back roads, boonies, non-urban area, sticks |
| Main Entry: | environment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, entourage, habitat, hood*, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods, neighborhood, scene, scenery, setting, situation, status, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, zoo, ambiance, encompassment, purlieus, stomping ground |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contrast |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, background, complement, defense, guard, setting, counterblow |
| Main Entry: | frame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skeleton, casing |
| Synonyms: | anatomy, architecture, body, build, cage, carcass, construction, enclosure, fabric, flounce, form, framework, fringe, groundwork, hem, mount, outline, physique, scheme, setting, shell, stage, structure, support, system, trim, trimming, truss, mounting, scaffold, scaffolding, valance |
| Main Entry: | milieu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environment, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | ambience, background, bag, climate, element, locale, location, medium, neighborhood, place, scene, setting, space, sphere, surroundings, turf, ambient, mise-en-scène, nabe |
| Main Entry: | scenery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings |
| Synonyms: | backdrop, decor, flat, furnishings, furniture, landscape, neighborhood, prospect, set, setting, spectacle, sphere, stage setting, terrain, view, vista, flats, mise en scène, properties, props, stage set |
| Main Entry: | surroundings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environment |
| Synonyms: | ambience, atmosphere, background, climate, community, environs, home, location, medium, milieu, neighborhood, setting, vicinity |
| Main Entry: | conditions |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environment |
| Synonyms: | circumstances, setting, surrounding, surroundings |
| Main Entry: | hardening |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thickening |
| Synonyms: | setting, solidification, crystallization |
| Main Entry: | musical arrangement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written music |
| Synonyms: | adaptation, composition, score, setting, harmonization, musical notation, musical score, musical transcription, orchestration |
| Main Entry: | stage setting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical background and props for performance |
| Synonyms: | backdrop, film set, flats, location, mise-en-scene, scenery, set, setting, stage, stage set, trompe-l'oeil |
| Main Entry: | landscaping |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawn |
| Synonyms: | garden, grounds, setting, shrubbery |
| Main Entry: | adjustment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adaptation |
| Synonyms: | alteration, arrangement, fitting, fixing, improvement, mending, modification, organization, orientation, readjustment, redress, regulation, setting, standardization, acclimation, acclimatization, balancing, conformance, correcting, ordering, organizing, regulating, repairing, shaping, turning |
| Main Entry: | position |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical place |
| Synonyms: | area, district, environment, fix, geography, ground, locale, location, point, post, reference, region, scene, seat, setting, site, situation, space, spot, stand, station, surroundings, tract, whereabouts, bearings, locality, locus, topography |
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