Synonyms of sets down

sets down

verb

present tense third-person singular of set down

1

as in sits

to cause to sit down

set the toddler down in her seat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sits
• seats
• puts
• rests
• lies
• lays
• places
• settles
• ensconces
• reposes
• reclines

2

as in logs

to make a written note of

set down the names of those in attendance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• logs
• records
• writes down
• jots (down)
• reports
• takes down
• transcribes
• notes
• marks
• enters
• puts down
• registers
• minutes
• chronicles
• chalks (up)
• inscribes
• enregisters
• notches
• scores

3

as in considers

to think of in a particular way

early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considers
• regards
• looks (on or upon)
• calls
• counts
• views
• accounts
• feels
• takes for
• believes
• holds
• thinks
• rates
• deems
• senses
• imagines
• esteems
• reckons
• conceives
• fancies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sets down

With the win, Fonseca, 19, became the first teenager to ever beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam event and the second player to ever come back from being two sets down to beat the Serbian tennis legend, according to Reuters. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026

Jodar, meantime, came from two sets down against 34-year-old Pablo Carreno Busta to win in five sets, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. —Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

In his first match against Djokovic, and his first on one of the four biggest Grand Slam courts, Fonseca, 19, became only the second man to beat the 24-time Grand Slam champion from two sets down. —Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 May 2026

The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish. —Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 Dec. 2025

Then there’s Peg, who arrives in a bomb-diffusion suit and sets down a ticking bomb. —Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

Alcaraz also won the 2025 French Open, coming back from two sets down to triumph over Sinner in what many are calling one of the greatest matches ever played. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025

Back in June, Alcaraz mounted a historic comeback after being two sets down and facing three championship points against Sinner in one of the greatest men’s French Open finals ever. —Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025