SITS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

sits

verb

Definition of sits next

present tense third-person singular of sit

as in sets

to rest on the buttocks or haunches everybody needs to sit down because it's time for class

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as in puts

to cause to sit down the host had to sit some of the guests on the porch

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as in spawns

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop we didn't want to disturb the hens, as they were sitting

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as in is

to occupy a place or location the monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield

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Recent Examples of sits On the reverse side were the locations of the seventy-two teams that make up the first three divisions of the National League System, which sits below the English Football League. —

Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 In the spring of 2015, Syrian military forces bore down on Jisr al-Shughur, which sits at a strategic juncture along a majorhighway. —

Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026 That distinction – between the professional who makes films and the person who needs them – sits at the heart of his 32-minute Cannes official selection short, which mk2 films is handling for world sales. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026 The button-down dress sits at the ankles and features an A-line cut that’ll pair well with comfortable sandals, heels, and other stylish footwear. —

Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 When Wall Street’s collective price target sits below the stock’s current price, that’s not a signal to sell. —

Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Behind each, more often than not, sits a lawyer who placed blind trust in a technology that generates text with complete confidence and no capacity for self-verification. —

Alexandra Smyth, Fortune, 16 May 2026 But growth would soon follow, bringing with it the need for skilled craftsmen to create and assemble stained glass windows for various new buildings, including churches like Trinity United Methodist Church, which sits at 18th and Broadway in Denver, and was built in 1887. —

Kevin Strong, CBS News, 16 May 2026 But today, the home sits almost unbearably silent. —

Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026

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That particular section, which sets new standards around warehouse operations and gives employees more information about company quotas and biometric surveillance, has drawn pushback from CBIA.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
What sets a muffuletta, that iconic sandwich from New Orleans, apart from other sandwiches similarly stuffed with assorted deli meats is the olive salad that’s slathered across the bread.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 May 2026