SET (TO) Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of set (to)

as in to settle (down)

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noun

ˈset-ˌtü

as in quarrel

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions they had a brief set-to about money, but they seem to have resolved it

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Noun

In the first incident, a 47-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the upper body during a quarrel with his killer outside a Bronx homeless shelter on Sedgwick Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
When a quarrel over an inheritance revives old hostilities, their relationship comes under pressure from greed and treachery in a conflict not of their making.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarrel

Noun

On Friday, Benson's family told CBS News Detroit that the incident stemmed from an altercation that happened years prior.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Wallace was charged in federal court last month on the same day that her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of altercation

Noun

Heemeyer owned a muffler shop in the town and had been engaged in a long-running series of property and zoning disputes with local authorities.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Having been through the NBA and NFL lockouts of 2011 and other labor disputes, McKenzie recalled just how much of a rush there can be on supplementing income if paychecks don’t resume.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dispute

Noun

The groups seized on the recent Nvidia controversy, demanding hearings with now-former CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Department officials.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Chinese spy allegations escalate Huang’s reported relationship with Powell adds another complication to an existing controversy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of controversy

Noun

Understanding the disagreement gives you somewhere useful to begin.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
If the United States continues to let misinformation, distrust, and political disagreement dominate the conversation, the consequences will be felt beyond the energy sector.

— MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of disagreement

Noun

Abha Khanna, an attorney for Peltola's campaign, said during arguments Tuesday before Matthews the campaign wasn't seeking to disrupt the ballot counting process.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
The group is using the findings, shared first with Semafor, to reinforce its argument that states and tribes should oversee the markets instead of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ahead of a looming Supreme Court ruling.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of argument

Noun

While there were multiple fights at the game on Sunday, the arrest was in connection with a brawl in the Levi's Stadium parking lot in which a man was seen on video kicking and punching someone who was unconscious.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Nine players from Pine Bluff and 14 more from Grambling were suspended from that above brawl.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

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