Synonyms of seats

seats 1 of 2

noun

plural of seat

1

as in headquarters

a place from which authority is exercised

all applications had to be submitted at the county seat for proper processing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headquarters
• homes
• centers
• commands
• capitals
• high commands

2

as in bums

the part of the body upon which someone sits

fell down on his well-padded seat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bums
• cheeks
• tails
• rumps
• bottoms
• fannies
• behinds
• buns
• butts
• posteriors
• cans
• buttocks
• breeches
• backsides
• tushes
• rears
• haunches
• beams
• rear ends
• cabooses
• tail ends
• booties
• hams
• nates
• hunkers
• fundaments
• heinies
• sterns
• derrieres
• keisters
• duffs
• moons

3

as in capitals

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

a capital that is the seat of culture for the whole nation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• capitals
• centers
• hubs
• bases
• hearts
• meccas
• nuclei
• foci
• playgrounds
• cores
• loci
• axes
• nerve centers
• navels
• nexuses
• headquarters
• eyes
• centrals
• ground zeros
• cynosures
• epicenters
• hot spots
• kernels
• omphali
• hives
• magnets
• attractions
• nubs
• playlands
• hotbeds
• happy hunting grounds
• souls
• essences
• piths
• thicks
• deeps
• polestars
• lodestones
• quintessences

seats

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of seat

1

as in sits

to cause to sit down

the usher seated them in the third row

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sits
• puts
• sets down
• places
• rests
• lays
• lies
• ensconces
• reclines
• settles
• reposes

2

as in inducts

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

• inducts
• installs
• inaugurates
• baptizes
• initiates
• instates
• receives
• accepts
• invests
• consecrates
• admits
• enshrines
• swears in
• enrolls
• takes in
• enlists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cans
• terminates
• fires
• discharges
• musters out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seats

Noun

The single-aisle jet, which can have up to 230 seats, was introduced at the Paris Air Show in 2017 to help Boeing compete with rival Airbus. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

The Dolphins, who have lost their first five games and are in the midst of a roster retooling, are raising season ticket prices across the board in 2027, after not increasing prices for any seats (and lowering the price of some seats) this year. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Wedding crashers are now a business that couples can use to fill the seats of no-shows at the reception. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The low-cost carrier business model dominates short-haul flying in Europe, which analysts say account for over 40% of available seats. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

The Selkows themselves may not be in their seats anymore as the 76ers pursue their first championship since 1983. — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate and were expected to face a friendlier map this year with fewer seats to defend. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Both seats are rated as toss-ups, according to the Cook Political Report. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

Larger aircraft expands capacity The 737-10 typically seats between 185 and 210 passengers in a two-class configuration, although its maximum seating capacity reaches 230. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

The Rocket version seats only one person and will be available by invitation. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Had that not happened the team would have had to most likely play at Gateway Center Arena — its usual home that seats 3,500. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Carnegie Hall seats well over 3,000 people, but this intense, no-frills performance film gives life to the old saying about feeling alone in a crowd. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Moving from Gateway Center Arena, which seats 3,500, to the Hawks’ arena will let thousands more fans attend. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

In addition to the chef’s counter, the dining room seats 56 guests, with an outdoor patio with 28 seats and an eight-seat bar. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

This game marks the debut of Ryan Field, Northwestern’s $850 million stadium that seats 35,000. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

The café seats up to 40 indoors with additional seating on the outdoor patio. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026