Synonyms of seated

seated

verb

past tense of seat

1

as in sat

to cause to sit down

the usher seated them in the third row

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sat
• put
• placed
• set down
• rested
• settled
• ensconced
• laid
• lay
• reclined
• reposed

2

as in inducted

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies

one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inducted
• inaugurated
• installed
• initiated
• baptized
• instated
• received
• enrolled
• invested
• admitted
• consecrated
• enshrined
• accepted
• enlisted
• swore in
• took in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• terminated
• fired
• canned
• mustered out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seated

OpenAI’s Sam Altman was seated within spitting distance of his longtime antagonist Elon Musk. — Julian Gewirtz, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Erivo introduced Groff and Tate, then revealed that Minogue, who was seated in the audience, would be joining the cast. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

According to the layout document, Russian delegates were seated between attendees from South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

This is adorned with two oval inlaid embroidery inserts accented with rhinestones and set off by a yellow lining, depicting the encounter between a woman seated in profile and a small Cupid. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Dressed as Holmes and seated in a set version of the prison visitation room, Seyfried acts out lines from a script based on Fielder’s recollection of the conversation. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026

Sixteen jurors - 10 men and six women - have been seated for the trial, which is expected to last about four more weeks. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Netanyahu was seated in the courtroom to hear Mandelblit testify. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Lennon, the Boone County clerk, predicted that there will be uncertainty as to whether the election winners can even be seated in Congress; surely, there will be litigation to that end. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026