Synonyms of settling

settling 1 of 2

adjective

as in relaxing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxing
• calming
• comforting
• restful
• soothing
• quieting
• lulling
• pacifying
• sedative
• tranquilizing
• deadening
• tranquillizing
• relaxant
• slumbrous
• anesthetic
• analgesic
• numbing
• benumbing
• depressant
• dulling
• hypnotic
• opiate
• soporific
• drowsy
• narcotic
• anesthetizing
• slumberous
• somnolent
• sleepy
• hypnotizing
• stupefying
• mesmerizing
• somniferous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulating
• waking
• stimulant
• rousing
• reviving
• bracing
• energizing
• refreshing
• arousing
• awakening
• restorative
• invigorating
• wakening
• stimulatory
• stimulative

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• stimulating
• waking
• stimulant
• rousing
• reviving
• bracing
• energizing
• refreshing
• arousing
• awakening
• restorative
• invigorating
• wakening
• stimulatory
• stimulative

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settling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of settle

1

as in filtering

to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)

the light rain will settle the dust in the air

careful handling will settle the lees in the bottom of the wine bottle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filtering
• laying
• clearing
• sedimenting
• sifting
• clarifying
• screening
• straining
• resettling
• sieving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• mixing
• stirring
• disturbing
• agitating

• raising
• mixing
• stirring
• disturbing
• agitating

2

as in populating

to supply with inhabitants

the region was originally settled by farmers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• populating
• inhabiting
• colonizing
• peopling
• moving (to)
• relocating (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depopulating
• unpeopling

• depopulating
• unpeopling

3

as in deciding

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)

settled the lawsuit in favor of the defendant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciding
• determining
• adjudicating
• arbitrating
• resolving
• adjudging
• judging
• prosecuting
• weighing
• hearing
• ruling (on)
• considering
• refereeing
• pondering
• deliberating
• deeming
• mediating
• umpiring
• trying
• concluding
• negotiating
• moderating
• finding (for or against)
• sizing up
• redetermining
• rejudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedging
• skirting
• equivocating
• pussyfooting

• hedging
• skirting
• equivocating
• pussyfooting

4

as in arranging

to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of

settled their wedding plans without any major disagreements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciding
• arranging
• resolving
• choosing
• completing
• setting
• figuring
• fixing
• planning
• agreeing (on)
• finalizing
• disposing of
• designing
• finishing
• determining
• shaping
• charting
• approving
• contracting
• calculating
• promising
• drafting
• dealing
• confirming
• maneuvering
• concluding
• negotiating
• opting
• pledging
• scheming
• closing
• authorizing
• framing
• affirming
• working out
• intriguing
• sanctioning
• programming
• laying out
• programing
• mapping (out)
• ending
• schematizing
• bargaining
• concerting
• hammering out
• haggling
• warranting
• blueprinting
• clearing
• okaying
• squaring away
• wrapping up
• winding up
• dickering
• rounding (off or out)
• chaffering
• OK'ing
• horse-trading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calling
• dropping
• recalling
• repealing
• revoking
• rescinding
• differing (over)
• opposing
• resisting
• protesting
• debating
• aborting
• countering
• objecting
• disagreeing (with)
• calling off
• contesting
• disputing

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• calling
• dropping
• recalling
• repealing
• revoking
• rescinding
• differing (over)
• opposing
• resisting
• protesting
• debating
• aborting
• countering
• objecting
• disagreeing (with)
• calling off
• contesting
• disputing

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5

as in perching

to come to rest after descending from the air

birds settling on the branches of the maple tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perching
• landing
• alighting
• lighting
• roosting
• touching down
• crash-landing
• belly-landing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• arising
• ascending
• climbing
• taking off
• floating
• flying
• gliding
• soaring
• hanging
• blasting off
• hovering
• winging
• planing

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• rising
• arising
• ascending
• climbing
• taking off
• floating
• flying
• gliding
• soaring
• hanging
• blasting off
• hovering
• winging
• planing

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6

as in lodging

to establish or place comfortably or snugly

settled the sleeping baby into her crib

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lodging
• nestling
• perching
• positioning
• parking
• installing
• planting
• roosting
• locating
• ensconcing
• deploying
• situating
• stationing
• anchoring
• fixing
• housing
• setting
• camping
• burrowing
• emplacing
• camping (out)
• harboring
• curling up
• digging in
• bivouacking

7

as in composing

to free from distress or disturbance

a hot meal settled the children down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composing
• calming
• soothing
• lulling
• quieting
• appeasing
• relaxing
• stilling
• salving
• tranquilizing
• relieving
• quietening
• tranquillizing
• placating
• alleviating
• quelling
• hushing
• mitigating
• pacifying
• lullabying
• conciliating
• mollifying
• becalming
• allaying
• easing
• assuaging
• laying
• solacing
• sedating
• stupefying
• narcotizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agitating
• upsetting
• disturbing
• perturbing
• disquieting
• vexing
• intensifying
• keying (up)
• aggravating
• heightening
• exciting
• discomposing
• inciting
• stirring (up)
• fomenting
• rousing
• working up
• arousing

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• agitating
• upsetting
• disturbing
• perturbing
• disquieting
• vexing
• intensifying
• keying (up)
• aggravating
• heightening
• exciting
• discomposing
• inciting
• stirring (up)
• fomenting
• rousing
• working up
• arousing

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8

as in containing

to gain emotional or mental control of

settled himself only with visible effort after the angry outburst

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composing
• containing
• calming
• restraining
• controlling
• collecting
• re-collecting
• holding back
• recovering
• lulling
• quieting
• rallying
• soothing
• stilling
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing

9

as in paying

to give what is owed for

settle a debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• meeting
• balancing
• standing
• liquidating
• clearing
• discharging
• footing
• paying off
• springing (for)
• quitting
• paying up
• recompensing
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

• repudiating

10

as in determining

to make final, definite, or beyond dispute

this information should settle the question of who is right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciding
• determining
• clinching
• clarifying
• defining
• proving
• establishing
• ensuring
• insuring
• nailing
• assuring
• securing
• affirming
• specifying
• showing
• stating
• demonstrating
• illuminating
• finishing
• ending
• nailing (down)
• stipulating
• clearing (up)
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• muddling
• confusing
• unsettling
• muddying

• muddling
• confusing
• unsettling
• muddying

11

as in shushing

to stop the noise or speech of

settled the class with a firm "quiet!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shushing
• silencing
• quieting
• muting
• hushing
• stilling
• extinguishing
• dumbing
• quelling
• squelching
• shutting up
• quietening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stirring
• agitating

• stirring
• agitating