" setting "

1: the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded;

  * e.g., " ... the novice camper felt lost outside of his familiar urban setting "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ambient,

•  atmosphere,

•  climate,

•  clime,

•  context,

•  contexture,

•  environment,

•  environs,

•  medium,

•  milieu,

•  mise-en-scène,

•  surround,

•  surroundings,

•  terrain

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set;

  * e.g., " ... the setting for the novel is Victorian England "

•  Synonyms : 

•  background,

•  locale,

•  scene

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  brooding,

•  hatching,

•  incubating,

•  sitting

•  Antonyms : 

•  loosening,

•  loosing,

•  unfastening,

•  unfixing,

•  unloosening,

•  unloosing

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 : 

•  appointing,

•  designating,

•  fixing,

•  naming

•  Antonyms : 

•  liquefying,

•  softening

3: to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  appraising,

•  assessing,

•  estimating,

•  evaluating,

•  guesstimating,

•  rating,

•  valuating,

•  valuing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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 alienating, estranging;

•  Synonyms : 

•  alienating,

•  disaffecting,

•  disgruntling,

•  estranging,

•  aggravating,

•  angering,

•  enraging,

•  incensing,

•  infuriating,

•  maddening,

•  curdling,

•  souring,

•  antagonizing,

•  embittering,

•  empoisoning,

•  envenoming

•  Antonyms : 

•  endearing,

•  ingratiating,

•  appeasing,

•  assuaging,

•  mollifying,

•  pacifying,

•  placating,

•  propitiating,

•  sweetening

1: as in settling (down), knuckling down;

•  Synonyms : 

•  knuckling down,

•  settling (down),

•  readdressing,

•  reapplying,

•  busying,

•  committing,

•  concerning,

•  engaging,

•  involving,

•  addressing,

•  applying,

•  bending,

•  buckling,

•  devoting,

•  giving,

•  exerting,

•  exhausting,

•  putting out,

•  spending,

•  straining,

•  stressing,

•  taxing,

•  troubling,

•  wearing out,

•  carrying on,

•  pitching in,

•  plunging (in),

•  grinding,

•  humping,

•  hustling,

•  pegging (away),

•  plodding,

•  plowing,

•  plugging (away),

•  working

•  Antonyms : 

•  dallying,

•  dawdling,

•  dillydallying,

•  fiddling (around),

•  fooling around,

•  idling,

•  messing around,

•  monkeying (around),

•  playing,

•  pottering (around),

•  puttering (around),

•  trifling

1: as in keeping, holding up;

•  Synonyms : 

•  delaying,

•  detaining,

•  holding up,

•  keeping,

•  retarding,

•  slowing,

•  baffling,

•  balking,

•  blockading,

•  blocking,

•  bottlenecking,

•  clogging,

•  damming,

•  hindering,

•  holding,

•  holding back,

•  impeding,

•  obstructing,

•  snagging,

•  stemming,

•  hesitating,

•  pausing,

•  extending,

•  lengthening,

•  prolonging,

•  protracting,

•  stretching (out),

•  deferring,

•  holding off (on),

•  holding over,

•  laying over,

•  putting off,

•  putting over,

•  remitting,

•  shelving,

•  concluding,

•  cutting off,

•  ending,

•  terminating,

•  calling,

•  discontinuing,

•  suspending,

•  choking off,

•  reining (in),

•  repressing,

•  squashing,

•  squelching,

•  stanching,

•  stunting,

•  suppressing,

•  turning back

•  Antonyms : 

•  carrying on,

•  continuing,

•  following through (with),

•  keeping (on),

•  keeping up,

•  persisting,

•  running on,

•  advancing,

•  faring,

•  going along,

•  marching,

•  moving,

•  proceeding,

•  progressing,

•  wending,

•  actuating,

•  budging,

•  driving,

•  goading,

•  impelling,

•  propelling,

•  pushing,

•  spurring,

•  stirring

1: as in raising, stirring (up);

•  Synonyms : 

•  abetting,

•  brewing,

•  fermenting,

•  fomenting,

•  inciting,

•  instigating,

•  picking,

•  provoking,

•  raising,

•  stirring (up),

•  whipping (up)

•  Antonyms : 

•  bridling,

•  checking,

•  constraining,

•  curbing,

•  discouraging,

•  holding,

•  inhibiting,

•  regulating,

•  reining (in),

•  restraining,

•  taming,

•  allaying,

•  calming,

•  quieting,

•  settling,

•  soothing,

•  stilling,

•  subduing,

•  tranquilizing

1: as in cleaning house;

•  Synonyms : 

•  cleaning house,

•  cleaning (up),

•  picking up,

•  tidying (up)

•  Antonyms : 

•  cluttering,

•  disarranging,

•  messing (up)

1: to keep or intend for a special purpose;

  * e.g., " ... I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allocating,

•  consecrating,

•  dedicating,

•  devoting,

•  earmarking,

•  giving up (to),

•  reserving,

•  saving

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause to sit down;

  * e.g., " ... set the toddler down in her seat "

•  Synonyms : 

•  seating,

•  sitting

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to make a written note of;

  * e.g., " ... set down the names of those in attendance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  jotting (down),

•  logging,

•  marking,

•  noting,

•  putting down,

•  recording,

•  registering,

•  reporting,

•  taking down,

•  writing down

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to think of in a particular way;

  * e.g., " ... early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accounting,

•  calling,

•  considering,

•  counting,

•  esteeming,

•  holding,

•  looking (on or upon),

•  rating,

•  reckoning,

•  regarding,

•  viewing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)