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Synonyms & Antonyms of settling
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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for settling
- depressant,
- relaxant,
- sedative,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
- drowsy,
- hypnotic,
- narcotic,
- opiate,
- sleepy,
- slumberous
- (or slumbrous),
- somniferous,
- somnolent,
- soporific
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for settling
settling
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of settling (Entry 2 of 2)
- the light rain will settle the dust in the air
- careful handling will settle the lees in the bottom of the wine bottle
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- the region was originally settled by farmers
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- settled the lawsuit in favor of the defendant
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- settled their wedding plans without any major disagreements
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- blueprinting,
- calculating,
- charting,
- concerting,
- designing,
- drafting,
- framing,
- hammering out,
- intriguing,
- laying out,
- maneuvering,
- mapping (out),
- planning,
- programming
- (or programing),
- schematizing,
- scheming,
- shaping,
- squaring away,
- working out
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- birds settling on the branches of the maple tree
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- settled the sleeping baby into her crib
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- a hot meal settled the children down
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- becalming,
- calming,
- composing,
- lullabying,
- lulling,
- quietening
- [chiefly British],
- quieting,
- salving,
- soothing,
- stilling,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
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- settled himself only with visible effort after the angry outburst
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- settle a debt
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- this information should settle the question of who is right
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- settled the class with a firm "quiet!"
Synonyms for settling
- dumbing,
- extinguishing,
- hushing,
- muting,
- quelling,
- quietening
- [chiefly British],
- quieting,
- shushing,
- shutting up,
- silencing,
- squelching,
- stilling
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The first known use of settling was in 1594
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