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

As the quarrel escalated, the man stabbed her multiple times all over her body in the park near Eastern Parkway and Rochester Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
The quarrel turned physical, and one of the three men pulled a gun and shot the victim, police said.

— Liz Miller, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of quarrel

Noun

The switch to in-person court hearings drew immediate criticism and Johnston in October 2025 agreed to reinstate an online dispute process.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky formally dismissed Fedorov on July 15, citing disputes with the former commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, who himself was dismissed on July 21.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispute

Noun

Some controversy arose when New Hampshire was not proposed to be in the first spot, despite a state law requiring the state hold first-in-the-nation primaries.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
The delay is considered the first controversy of the country’s new government, led by conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office on Friday.

— Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of controversy

Noun

There’s disagreement over how Democrats’ split between progressives and mainstream liberals may — or may not — surface in the calendar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Friday’s hearing likely will address a disagreement between prosecutors and the defense over the retrial location – not necessarily over whether to move it, but over the defense’s new request to have it in Charleston specifically.

— Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of disagreement

Noun

With just four games of their regular season remaining, their challenge for the promotion play-offs seemed to be slipping away without much of a fight.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
No matter, seconds later Scott's corner threw multiple towels in the ring to stop the fight.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fight

Noun

According to Ian Weinstein, a defense lawyer and professor at Fordham School of Law, the specific charges at issue will determine the success of a double jeopardy argument.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
In January, prosecutors filed a response opposing the motion, Kestou filed a brief in support of it, and the court heard arguments from both parties, court documents said.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of argument

Noun

Apart from a drunken brawl in Ukraine a few years ago, which resulted in no charges, she was not known to the authorities.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Cubs fans reserved their real animosity for Sox fans, and naturally blamed them for the huge brawl in the right-center bleachers Monday night that quickly went viral.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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