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Synonyms & Antonyms of set
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- set a date for the wedding
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- fire losses were set at a million dollars
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- determined to see the West, she set her car towards the sun and drove off
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- finally set some plans for the luncheon
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- agree (on),
- arrange,
- decide,
- fix,
- settle
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- had the jeweler set the diamond again
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- extract,
- prize,
- pry,
- pull,
- root (out),
- tear (out),
- uproot,
- wrest,
- yank
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- the gelatin is just starting to set now
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- set a book on the table
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- the concrete must set completely before anyone can walk on it
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set
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of set (Entry 2 of 3)
- the younger set is less likely to volunteer for the church's annual rummage sale
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- they rarely associate with anyone outside their social set
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- club,
- college,
- fellowship,
- guild
- (also gild),
- league,
- organization,
- society
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- a set of tools
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- the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience
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set
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of set (Entry 3 of 3)
- we're all set to go
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- that rock is really set in the hillside
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- set on being the first in her family to graduate from college
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- distrustful,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- mistrustful,
- skeptical,
- suspicious,
- uncertain,
- unconvinced,
- undecided,
- unsettled,
- unsure
- disinclined,
- indisposed,
- loath
- (also loth or loathe),
- reluctant
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- the library is only open during set hours
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- certain,
- determinate,
- final,
- firm,
- fixed,
- flat,
- frozen,
- hard,
- hard-and-fast,
- inexpugnable,
- settled,
- stable
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- international law has set rules for the treatment of prisoners of war
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- it was not my set purpose to cause trouble for anyone
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- conscious,
- deliberate,
- intended,
- intentional,
- knowing,
- purposeful,
- purposive,
- voluntary,
- willed,
- willful
- (or wilful),
- witting
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
'All Set': A Phrase Beyond "Ready"
'All Set': A Phrase Beyond "Ready"
A simple phrase with a number of possible meanings
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“Set.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of set was before the 12th century
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