as in to choose
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
the car buyer settled on that brand only after a lot of research
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for settle (on or upon)
Verb
-
Let curiosity lead, and choose the next step that keeps things moving forward without overthinking it.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026 -
Williams bought his on the TikTok shop, and chose it because it was advertised as spraying quickly.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Verb
-
People were always trying to figure her out, to root around into her background in an attempt to explain her appeal.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
-
This figures to be a challenging season for the Dolphins with so much dead money clogging the books.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
-
The Padres got a force at second base while Meidroth decided to take off for home.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
-
Unlike many of her peers, Pau decided to maintain a professional day job while pursuing her artistic practice.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Verb
-
Johnston opted on Tuesday to overrule the magistrate judge’s release order.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
-
Queens prosecutors asked he be held on $50,000 bail but a judge opted to release him without bail and enroll him in a supervised release program which would ensure his return to court on May 4.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
-
Typically, those reviews have been resolved quickly, but standard times started stretching longer starting around August 2025, the association said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Verb
-
Reyes asked that if any such signs were found that the government’s attorney be told.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
-
The sellout Garden arena gave a standing ovation as the ball found Josh Hart, who missed a wide-open corner three.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
Verb
-
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which investigates complaints about the NHS, determined that a local health body was denying women, but not men, funding for sterilization.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
-
Their protections may have been further eroded with a precedent decision recently in which the Board of Immigration Appeals determined that DACA status alone is not enough to stop deportation.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Settle (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settle%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
