" set "

1: to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop;

  * e.g., " ... the hen set for days "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brood,

•  hatch,

•  incubate,

•  sit

•  Antonyms : 

•  loose,

•  loosen,

•  unfasten,

•  unfix,

•  unloose,

•  unloosen

2: to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority;

  * e.g., " ... set a date for the wedding "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appoint,

•  designate,

•  fix,

•  name

•  Antonyms : 

•  liquefy,

•  soften

3: to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding;

  * e.g., " ... fire losses were set at a million dollars "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appraise,

•  assess,

•  estimate,

•  evaluate,

•  guesstimate,

•  rate,

•  valuate,

•  value

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in keep, hold up;

•  Synonyms : 

•  delay,

•  detain,

•  hold up,

•  keep,

•  retard,

•  slow,

•  baffle,

•  balk,

•  block,

•  blockade,

•  bottleneck,

•  clog,

•  dam,

•  hinder,

•  hold,

•  hold back,

•  impede,

•  obstruct,

•  snag,

•  stem,

•  hesitate,

•  pause,

•  extend,

•  lengthen,

•  prolong,

•  protract,

•  stretch (out),

•  defer,

•  hold off (on),

•  hold over,

•  lay over,

•  put off,

•  put over,

•  remit,

•  shelve,

•  conclude,

•  cut off,

•  end,

•  terminate,

•  call,

•  discontinue,

•  suspend,

•  choke off,

•  rein (in),

•  repress,

•  squash,

•  squelch,

•  stanch,

•  stunt,

•  suppress,

•  turn back

•  Antonyms : 

•  carry on,

•  continue,

•  follow through (with),

•  keep (on),

•  keep up,

•  persist,

•  run on,

•  advance,

•  fare,

•  go along,

•  march,

•  move,

•  proceed,

•  progress,

•  wend,

•  actuate,

•  budge,

•  drive,

•  goad,

•  impel,

•  propel,

•  push,

•  spur,

•  stir

1: as in clean house;

•  Synonyms : 

•  clean house,

•  clean (up),

•  pick up,

•  tidy (up)

•  Antonyms : 

•  clutter,

•  disarrange,

•  mess (up)

1: as in alienate, estrange;

•  Synonyms : 

•  alienate,

•  disaffect,

•  disgruntle,

•  estrange,

•  aggravate,

•  anger,

•  enrage,

•  incense,

•  infuriate,

•  madden,

•  curdle,

•  sour,

•  antagonize,

•  embitter,

•  empoison,

•  envenom

•  Antonyms : 

•  endear,

•  ingratiate,

•  appease,

•  assuage,

•  mollify,

•  pacify,

•  placate,

•  propitiate,

•  sweeten

1: a group of people acting together within a larger group;

  * e.g., " ... the younger set is less likely to volunteer for the church's annual rummage sale "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bloc,

•  block,

•  body,

•  coalition,

•  faction,

•  party,

•  sect,

•  side,

•  wing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially;

  * e.g., " ... they rarely associate with anyone outside their social set "

•  Synonyms : 

•  body,

•  bunch,

•  circle,

•  clan,

•  clique,

•  community,

•  coterie,

•  coven,

•  crowd,

•  fold,

•  galère,

•  gang,

•  klatch,

•  lot,

•  network,

•  pack,

•  ring

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a number of things considered as a unit;

  * e.g., " ... a set of tools "

•  Synonyms : 

•  array,

•  assemblage,

•  band,

•  bank,

•  batch,

•  battery,

•  block,

•  bunch,

•  clot,

•  clump,

•  cluster,

•  clutch,

•  collection,

•  constellation,

•  group,

•  grouping,

•  huddle,

•  knot,

•  lot,

•  muster,

•  package,

•  parcel,

•  passel,

•  suite

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in set, scene;

•  Synonyms : 

•  decor,

•  mise-en-scène,

•  scene,

•  scenery,

•  set,

•  backdrop,

•  drop,

•  prop,

•  property,

•  background

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in assistances, aids;

•  Synonyms : 

•  aids,

•  assistances,

•  block grants,

•  grants-in-aid,

•  allocations,

•  allotments,

•  annuities,

•  appropriations,

•  entitlements,

•  grants,

•  subsidies,

•  subventions,

•  foreign aids,

•  reliefs,

•  state aids,

•  advances,

•  allowances,

•  benefits,

•  bequests,

•  endowments,

•  funds,

•  legacies,

•  stipends,

•  trust funds,

•  trusts

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in sets, scenes;

•  Synonyms : 

•  decors,

•  mise-en-scènes,

•  sceneries,

•  scenes,

•  sets,

•  backdrops,

•  drops,

•  properties,

•  props,

•  backgrounds

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in assistance, aid;

•  Synonyms : 

•  aid,

•  assistance,

•  block grant,

•  grant-in-aid,

•  allocation,

•  allotment,

•  annuity,

•  appropriation,

•  entitlement,

•  grant,

•  subsidy,

•  subvention,

•  foreign aid,

•  relief,

•  state aid,

•  advance,

•  allowance,

•  benefit,

•  bequest,

•  endowment,

•  fund,

•  legacy,

•  stipend,

•  trust,

•  trust fund

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: being in a state of fitness for some experience or action;

  * e.g., " ... we're all set to go "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fit,

•  go,

•  prepared,

•  ready

•  Antonyms : 

•  flat-footed,

•  half-baked,

•  half-cocked,

•  underprepared,

•  unprepared,

•  unready

2: firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge;

  * e.g., " ... that rock is really set in the hillside "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fast,

•  firm,

•  frozen,

•  jammed,

•  lodged,

•  snug,

•  stuck,

•  tight,

•  wedged

•  Antonyms : 

•  insecure,

•  loose

3: fully committed to achieving a goal;

  * e.g., " ... set on being the first in her family to graduate from college "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bent (on or upon),

•  bound,

•  decisive,

•  determined,

•  do-or-die,

•  firm,

•  hell-bent (on or upon),

•  intent,

•  out,

•  purposeful,

•  resolute,

•  resolved,

•  single-minded

•  Antonyms : 

•  faltering,

•  hesitant,

•  indecisive,

•  irresolute,

•  undetermined,

•  unresolved,

•  vacillating,

•  wavering,

•  weak-kneed