Synonyms of set (to)

set (to) 1 of 2

verb

as in to settle (down)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• settle (down)
• knuckle down
• busy
• put out
• involve
• wear out
• engage
• commit
• concern
• reapply
• address
• apply
• carry on
• plunge (in)
• devote
• readdress
• tax
• exert
• spend
• buckle
• trouble
• pitch in
• exhaust
• bend
• stress
• plug (away)
• give
• peg (away)
• plow
• strain
• work
• hustle
• grind
• hump
• plod

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fiddle (around)
• putter (around)
• fool around
• play
• potter (around)
• trifle
• monkey (around)
• idle
• mess around
• dawdle
• dillydally
• dally

set-to

2 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quarrel
• altercation
• dispute
• controversy
• disagreement
• fight
• argument
• bicker
• brawl
• skirmish
• contretemps
• row
• spat
• squabble
• misunderstanding
• falling-out
• imbroglio
• tiff
• disputation
• clash
• wrangle
• donnybrook
• debate
• feud
• cross fire
• battle royal
• rhubarb
• tussle
• argy-bargy
• argle-bargle
• kickup
• run-in
• tangle
• scrap
• difference
• hassle
• logomachy
• dissention
• protest
• vendetta
• mêlée
• fisticuffs
• objection
• contention
• attack
• protestation
• fracas
• catfight
• melee
• affray
• dissension
• fuss
• free-for-all
• fray