Thesaurus
set
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SET
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to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority <set a date for the wedding>
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to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding <fire losses were set at a million dollars>
Related Words adjudge, deem, judge; ascertain, determine, discover, learn; price, prize; decide, settle; analyze, assay, survey, test; reappraise, reassess, reevaluate, rejudge, revalue; transvaluate, transvalue; misesteem, misjudge, misprize, underestimate, undervalue
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to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal <determined to see the West, she set her car towards the sun and drove off>
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to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of <finally set some plans for the luncheon>
Related Words contract, pledge, promise; blueprint, calculate, chart, concert, design, draft, frame, hammer out, intrigue, lay out, maneuver, map (out), plan, program (also programme), schematize, scheme, shape, square away, work out; choose, conclude, determine, figure, opt, resolve; affirm, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, OK (or okay), sanction, warrant; close, complete, end, finalize, finish, round (off or out), wind up, wrap up; bargain, chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate
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to arrange something in a certain spot or position <set a book on the table>
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to become physically firm or solid <the concrete must set completely before anyone can walk on it>
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