Synonyms of set

set 1 of 3

verb

ˈset 

1

as in to sit

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop

the hen set for days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sit
• spawn
• lay
• hatch
• incubate
• brood

2

as in to choose

to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority

set a date for the wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choose
• pick
• select
• designate
• appoint
• name
• establish
• specify
• arrange
• announce
• determine
• fix
• adopt
• assign
• coordinate
• prefer
• settle
• declare
• publish
• orchestrate
• pin (down)
• advertise
• opt (for)
• single (out)

3

as in to estimate

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding

fire losses were set at a million dollars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimate
• value
• assess
• evaluate
• rate
• appraise
• analyze
• guesstimate
• valuate
• determine
• discover
• ascertain
• deem
• learn
• test
• judge
• decide
• adjudge
• price
• prize
• reassess
• reevaluate
• survey
• reappraise
• assay
• settle
• revalue
• underestimate
• rejudge
• misjudge
• transvaluate
• undervalue
• transvalue
• misesteem
• misprize

4

as in to lounge

chiefly dialect to rest on the buttocks or haunches

come over and set for a spell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sit
• lounge
• perch
• squat
• straddle
• slouch
• sprawl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stand
• rise
• arise
• get up

5

as in to aim

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

determined to see the West, she set her car towards the sun and drove off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aim
• cast
• hold
• direct
• train
• head
• bend
• steer
• pinpoint
• focus
• level
• sight
• face
• concentrate
• bear
• orient
• incline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• curve
• avert
• deflect
• divert
• shunt
• detour
• sidetrack
• rechannel

6

as in to decide

to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of

finally set some plans for the luncheon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decide
• arrange
• choose
• complete
• resolve
• agree (on)
• figure
• plan
• settle
• fix
• dispose of
• design
• determine
• finalize
• finish
• chart
• shape
• scheme
• promise
• blueprint
• calculate
• conclude
• confirm
• program
• pledge
• concert
• approve
• work out
• lay out
• frame
• maneuver
• opt
• deal
• draft
• contract
• close
• authorize
• end
• affirm
• negotiate
• sanction
• hammer out
• schematize
• warrant
• map (out)
• wind up
• wrap up
• bargain
• clear
• OK
• intrigue
• square away
• round (off or out)
• haggle
• horse-trade
• chaffer
• dicker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• call
• recall
• drop
• revoke
• rescind
• repeal
• differ (over)
• disagree (with)
• object
• resist
• counter
• oppose
• call off
• abort
• protest
• debate
• contest
• dispute

7

as in to secure

to put securely in place or in a desired position

had the jeweler set the diamond again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secure
• fasten
• clamp
• catch
• anchor
• hitch
• fix
• moor
• embed
• stuff
• wedge
• lodge
• entrench
• implant
• ingrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosen
• loose
• pull
• extract
• unfasten
• prize
• tear (out)
• pry
• unloose
• uproot
• yank
• unloosen
• wrest
• unfix
• root (out)

8

as in to freeze

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

the gelatin is just starting to set now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freeze
• gel
• stiffen
• coagulate
• clump
• congeal
• jell
• gelate
• gelatinize
• jelly
• concrete
• cake
• solidify
• clot
• fix
• harden
• condense
• firm (up)
• thicken
• indurate
• lump (up)
• gum
• curd
• curdle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• melt
• fuse
• thaw
• liquefy
• flux
• deliquesce

9

as in to put

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

set a book on the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• put
• situate
• place
• locate
• position
• lay
• stick
• deposit
• dispose
• set up
• fix
• depose
• establish
• park
• move
• plant
• emplace
• shift
• lock
• rearrange
• orient
• assemble
• collect
• carry
• slap
• clap
• reorder
• niche
• settle
• plop
• affix
• array
• anchor
• plunk
• lay out
• rank
• plunk down
• plank
• plump
• line up
• set down
• ensconce
• lodge
• flop
• wedge
• queue
• berth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remove
• take
• relocate
• replace
• supersede
• displace
• banish
• supplant
• dislodge

10

as in to harden

to become physically firm or solid

the concrete must set completely before anyone can walk on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freeze
• harden
• stiffen
• solidify
• concrete
• indurate
• congeal
• firm (up)
• crystallize
• cake
• gel
• encrust
• thicken
• coagulate
• gelate
• gelatinize
• rigidify
• jell
• callus
• petrify
• ossify
• temper
• calcify
• anneal
• jelly
• clot
• case-harden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soften
• liquefy
• melt
• dissolve
• fuse
• thaw
• smelt
• flux
• unfreeze
• deliquesce

set

2 of 3

noun

1

as in faction

a group of people acting together within a larger group

the younger set is less likely to volunteer for the church's annual rummage sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faction
• party
• side
• wing
• team
• coalition
• sect
• block
• bloc
• body
• split
• movement
• crew
• pack
• denomination
• gang
• splinter
• caucus
• persuasion
• schism
• scission

2

as in pack

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

they rarely associate with anyone outside their social set

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pack
• circle
• network
• bunch
• crowd
• community
• clique
• gang
• fold
• clan
• ring
• body
• coven
• club
• organization
• lot
• coterie
• commune
• tribe
• camp
• closed shop
• guild
• society
• college
• faction
• galère
• klatch
• league
• elite
• squad
• side
• fraternity
• in-group
• order
• charmed circle
• sect
• mess
• coalition
• sorority
• brotherhood
• fellowship
• union
• bloc
• federation
• alliance
• sisterhood
• council
• confederation
• congress
• sodality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualist
• loner

3

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

a set of tools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cluster
• batch
• collection
• array
• bunch
• group
• grouping
• package
• assemblage
• lot
• constellation
• series
• clump
• block
• assortment
• battery
• bank
• suite
• band
• mixture
• variety
• clutch
• muster
• huddle
• parcel
• accumulation
• aggregate
• the whole kit and caboodle
• jumble
• knot
• clot
• aggregation
• passel
• conglomeration
• suit
• run
• cycle
• hodgepodge
• agglomeration
• odds and ends
• sundries
• miscellany

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• item
• entity
• single

4

as in type

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• type
• kind
• category
• group
• sort
• tier
• classification
• family
• class
• bracket
• order
• section
• variety
• generation
• species
• rank(s)
• genus
• league
• rubric
• grade
• breed
• division
• description
• race
• subdivision
• subgroup
• manner
• kidney
• heading
• specialty
• label
• feather
• branch
• nature
• subclass
• like
• title
• subspecies
• ilk
• speciality

5

as in scenery

the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production

built sets for the play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scenery
• decor
• scene
• backdrop
• mise-en-scène
• background
• property
• set piece
• drop
• prop

set

3 of 3

adjective

1

as in go

being in a state of fitness for some experience or action

we're all set to go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• go
• ready
• prepared
• fit
• ripe
• armed
• conditioned
• primed
• qualified
• braced
• fortified
• trained
• steeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unprepared
• unready
• underprepared
• unqualified
• half-cocked
• untrained
• half-baked
• flat-footed

2

as in stuck

firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge

that rock is really set in the hillside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuck
• jammed
• tight
• glued
• frozen
• embedded
• lodged
• firm
• wedged
• clamped
• attached
• bound
• fast
• anchored
• cemented
• secured
• snug
• bonded
• fastened
• entrenched
• implanted
• impacted
• immovable
• unyielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• insecure
• detached
• movable
• unbound
• freed
• unsecured
• undone
• unattached
• yielding
• loosened
• dislodged
• unfastened

3

as in determined

fully committed to achieving a goal

set on being the first in her family to graduate from college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• determined
• intent
• resolute
• out
• bound
• decisive
• resolved
• firm
• positive
• confident
• bent (on or upon)
• do-or-die
• purposeful
• single-minded
• adamant
• serious
• certain
• hell-bent (on or upon)
• sure
• on one's mettle
• hardened
• persistent
• earnest
• steady
• vehement
• willful
• unswerving
• stubborn
• cocksure
• unwavering
• rigid
• bitter
• unfaltering
• unbending
• immovable
• unhesitating
• uncompromising
• hard
• unrelenting
• implacable
• adamantine
• dogged
• unyielding
• tenacious
• headstrong
• inflexible
• pigheaded
• obdurate
• hardheaded
• mulish
• perverse
• pertinacious
• self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unresolved
• hesitant
• undetermined
• faltering
• uncertain
• unsure
• irresolute
• indecisive
• doubtful
• reluctant
• skeptical
• wavering
• suspicious
• dubious
• unconvinced
• undecided
• vacillating
• unsettled
• loath
• distrustful
• mistrustful
• weak-kneed
• indisposed
• disinclined

4

as in certain

having been established and usually not subject to change

the library is only open during set hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• certain
• stable
• final
• fixed
• settled
• unchanging
• determinate
• flat
• firm
• frozen
• unchangeable
• hard
• steady
• constant
• hard-and-fast
• specific
• uniform
• definite
• explicit
• inexpugnable
• stipulated
• exact
• good
• stated
• given
• sure
• solid
• responsible
• true
• nonadjustable
• reliable
• nonnegotiable
• safe
• unwavering
• dependable
• tried
• noncancelable
• trustworthy
• trusty
• tried-and-true

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adjustable
• negotiable
• changeable
• variable
• unspecified
• indefinite
• uncertain
• volatile
• fluid
• unpredictable
• unstable
• open-ended
• fluctuating
• capricious
• mercurial
• mutable
• temperamental
• unsettled
• inconstant
• unsteady
• changeful
• flickery

5

as in specific

of a particular or exact sort

international law has set rules for the treatment of prisoners of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specific
• special
• precise
• sole
• distinct
• express
• concrete
• only
• single
• specialized
• separate
• peculiar
• distinctive
• limited
• individual
• unique
• especial
• solitary
• exclusive
• restricted
• lone
• specified
• given
• differentiated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonspecific
• general
• generic
• universal
• generalized
• nonexclusive

6

as in deliberate

made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing

it was not my set purpose to cause trouble for anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deliberate
• intended
• conscious
• voluntary
• willed
• intentional
• planned
• calculated
• knowing
• willful
• purposeful
• designed
• purposive
• weighed
• considered
• witting
• reasoned
• optional
• advised
• measured
• studied
• thoughtful
• volunteer
• premeditated
• elective
• discretionary
• prepense
• premeditative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chance
• random
• inadvertent
• unwitting
• incidental
• accidental
• unintentional
• necessary
• haphazard
• sudden
• nondeliberate
• required
• mandatory
• ordered
• forced
• aimless
• desultory
• abrupt
• compulsory
• impetuous
• obligatory
• purposeless
• nonpurposive
• hit-or-miss
• involuntary
• casual
• spontaneous
• impromptu
• instinctive
• impulsive
• extemporaneous
• coerced
• nonelective
• unforced
• unpremeditated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of set

Verb

Parents can pay attention to scrolling patterns to help their child build healthy cellphone habits by encouraging balance, setting limits and supporting activities that do not rely on constant screen use. — Elizabeth Dowdell, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Bad Bunny took a custom cowboy boot into couture, Emma Corrin set keyholes over black velvet pumps and Michelle Yeoh put a gold slash down the center of a pointed mule. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Noun

Size representation on the runway this season was defined by a more fragmented set of ideals. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 July 2026

Quince This matching set feels especially nice on warm nights, thanks to its naturally cooling bamboo viscose material. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Adjective

The point was to smooth out the schedule, which typically comes after a set number of months after an initial public offering, Feldman said. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Unlike dining at a restaurant or ordering an Uber, the etiquette of tipping at sea can be confusing, with varying policies and pre-set service charges. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Phrases Containing set

• set (something) straight
• set about
• set apart
• set aside
• set at
• set by
• set down
• set eyes on
• set foot in
• set forth
• set in
• set off
• set on
• set one's heart on
• set one's teeth on edge
• set out
• set store by
• set store on
• set up
• set upon