Don't set your failure down to bad luck.
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Set
/sɛt/
Synonyms for "set" (1637 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (328)
a to izzarda to zaberrationabetacceptedaccommodateaccordaccretionaccustomedacridaculeateacuminateacuteadaptaddressadhereadherenceadhesionadjustadjust to
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advanceaesthetic formaffixaffluenceaffluxaffluxionage groupagglomerateagglomerationagglutinationaggregateaimaim atairallall and sundryall readyall setallocateallotalpha and omegaanchoranchoredangular motionanimusannexappointappropriateappropriate toaptitudeaptnessarchetypearmedarmed and readyarrangearrangedarrayart formascendingascentascertainedaspectassemblageassignassign toassignedassimilateassuredattachattestedattitudeattuneauthorizeaxial motionazimuthback numberback-numberbackedbackflowingbackingbackward motionbalkingbalkybanalbandbarbbasebatchbattalionbatterybe gravidbe knocked upbe pregnantbe seatedbe with childbe-allbe-all and end-allbearbearingbearingsbedbeginning and endbelaybelongbendbend tobentbestowbetbevybewhiskeredbiasbigotedblockblock outbloodblueprintedbodybondedbooted and spurredbornebracketbranchbreedbriefedbrigadebroadcastbromidicbroodbrotherhoodbrownian movementbuildbuild inbulldoggedbulletheadedbullheadedbumpbunchburdenburden withcabalcabinetcadrecakecalcifiedcalculatedcallouscallousedcamarillacampcandycareercarrycarry youngcarvecase hardenedcase-hardenedcastcastecategorycavecave incelestial navigationcellcementcementedceremonialcertaincertifiedchaincharacterchargecharmed circlechartedchassischiselchroniccicatrizecinchcirclecircumscribedcircumscriptclabberclampclanclaspclasscleaveclimbingclinchclingcling toclingingcliqueclockcloseclose upclosed circleclotclottingclumpclusterclusteringclutchcoachedcoagulatecoagulationcockcockedcoherecoherencecohesioncohesivenesscohortcollectioncombinationcommoncommonplacecompactcompactioncompanycomplementcomportmentcomposeconcentrateconcourseconcreteconcretioncondensationcondenseconduceconfigurationconfirmconfirmedconfluenceconfluxconformableconformationcongealcongealmentcongelationconglobationconglomerateconglomerationconsoleconsolidateconsolidationconstantconstitutionconstructconsuetudinarycontingentcontributecontrived
Verb(22 words)
activate timeradjustadjust dialadjustsappointedappointsarrangebenchedcakedcalendaredcalibratingcoagulatedcoagulatescoifcoiffecoiffurecollect observationscollects samplescollocatedcongeal
Noun(50 words)
adjustaimed changealignment standardappointingarchival collectsarrangearrangedart thou readyassigningassortmentautoclavebackdropbandbaselinebaseline levelbasketbatchbe preparedbe readybedder
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beddingbedsbenchmarkbenchmark databenchmarking conceptbenchmarksbentbundlecakingcalibratecalibration matterscamashcircleclassclass topiccliquescockscohort groupingcollectioncollection ofcollection of specimenscollectscollocatecolor stability propertiescomplexconcretesconfigurecongealcongealingconstant feature
Adjective(2 words)
circumstancedcontemporary collection
Strong matches (491)
Noun(76 words)
controlconvert to variablecoteriescropcrosstiecrustingcurdlingcurdscurescuringcurlingcurriculum aimdata valuedecidedecordeposit actiondepositsdesign aestheticdesign attributedesign attribute values
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determinedetermine the meandeterminingdimensionsdocketselementary grade regulationensembleentouragesestablishestablishedexercise setexercyclefamiliesfamilyfeatherfiatsfirmingfirmsfixedfixed allocationfixesfixingflatflow rate zeroforesailgame sequencegarden plantgatheringgelgellinggelsgrade level goalsgroupgroup noungroup relatedgroupingshardenhardeninghomeroom scheduledhomeschool projecthotkeysideal conductimbeddingimpose penalty laborimpromptusinlaysinsetinsetsitalian completoitalian stabilirejelliesjellingjellyingjewelingkeystone effectkits
conventionalcoordinatecopycornycorpscorpuscoteriecouplecoursecovercoveycrampcreatecrewcrosscurrentcrowdcrustedcrustycrystallizecrystallized
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curdcurdlecurrentcustomarycutcut tocut-and-driedcuttingdead reckoningdecideddecisivedeclinedecreededicatedeepdeep dyeddeep rooteddeep seateddeep-dyedeep-dyeddeep-engravendeep-fixeddeep-groundeddeep-laiddeep-rooteddeep-seateddeep-setdeep-settleddefinedefineddefinitedefluxiondeitydelimiteddemanddemarcateddemeanordemonstratedenominatedeployeddeportmentdepositdescenddescendingdescentdesignatedesigneddestinedetachmentdetaildeterminatedeterminedetermineddeviseddiathesisdibbledictatedieharddipdirectdirectiondirection linedirectionizedisposedispositiondisseminatedivisiondoggeddogmaticdouble edgeddouble-edgeddownflowdownpourdownward motiondriftdriftagedrilldroopdropdrydyed-in-the-wooleach and everyearmarkebbebbingeccentricityedgeedgededitionefformeliteelite groupembedembeddedembosomedembossedembraceemplaceemplacedencircledengraftengraftedengraveengravedenjoinensconceensconcedensembleenterentrenchentrenchedequalizeequippedespecialestablishestablishedestateetchetchedeveneverydayeverythingevilexactexerciseexposureexpressfactionfadefamiliarfamiliarizedfanaticfanaticalfashionfastfastenfasten uponfastenedfatefeatheredgedfellowshipfigurationfigurefiguredfilefinefirmfirmly establishedfitfixfix onfixedfleetflightflintyflockfloodflopflop downflowflow backflow inflow outflowingfluencyflumpflump downflushfluxfomentforestforgeformformalformalizeformatformationforward motionfossilizedfoundfounderframefraternityfreezefreeze tofreight withfrontagefustygamblegameganggear togelgelatinategelatinizegenerally acceptedgeniusgenregestategetget up steamgiftgive waygivenglacial movementgluedgogo downgodgoddessgood and readygradegraftgraingranulategranulatedgrapplegraspgravengravitategrimgrindgroomedgroundgroupgroupinggroupmentgrow togetherguaranteedgushhabitualhackneyhackneyedhang onhang togetherhardhardenedhardheadedharmonizehatchhave a tendencyheadheadingheadstronghealheal overhedged abouthelmsmanshiphewholdhold a headinghold onhold togetherhomologatehomologizehonehornifiedhousinghoverhugidiosyncrasyimbedimmovableimpactimplantimplantedimposeimpose onimpose uponimpressimpressedimpressionimprintimprintedin armsin battle arrayin readinessin the bagin the saddlein the worksin-groupinclinationinclineincorrigibleincrassateincrustedincubateinculcatedindelibly impressedindicateindividualismindurateinduratedineffectualinfixinfixedinflexibleinflictinflict oninflict uponinflowinformedingrainingrainedingroupingrowninner circleinner forminscribeinseminateinseparabilityinspissateinstallinstalledinstigateinstilledinstructinstrumentinstrumentateintentintolerantinvariableinvestinveterateinwroughtirreversibleisisissuejamjammedjelljellifyjellyjunctionjuntajuntojustifykeenkeen-edgedkeykey tokidneykinkitknackkneadknifelikeknitknock outknot
Related words (818)
labellapidifiedlapselaylay bylay downlay onlay outlay the foundationlayoutleadleanleaninglength and breadthlevellevel atlevylibrarylibrary editionlick into shape
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lielimitedlineline of directionline of marchline of positionlittleloadloadedloaded for bearlocalitylocatedlodgelokilong establishedlong-establishedlook tolook-alikeslopperlotlourlowerloyallumpmade suremain currentmainstreammakemake an adaptationmake assignmentsmake fastmake obligatorymake plumbmake uniformmake upmakeupmarkmark offmark out formassmatching pairmatrixmaturemeanmeasuremelodizemental setmentionmethodizedmettlemienmill runmillracemindmind-setmintmise-en-scenemobmobilizedmodalitymodemodelmodulatemoldmoormoth eatenmoth-eatenmotionmouldmouldermouldymountmountingmovementmulishmusicalizemustynailed downnamenarrownaturenavigationnemesisnormalnosenumberoblique motionobstinateobtainingoilstoneold hatold lineold-lineon a rockon bedrockon iceon the agendaon the anvilon the calendaron the carpeton the docketon the markon the tapisone and allongoingonrushonward courseopen-and-shutopinionatedorchestrateordainorderordinaryorganizedorientationosirisossifiedout groupout-groupoutfitoutflowoverrunoverzealouspackpackagepackage dealpairpaltryparcelparkpartypassagepatternpeer groupperchperseveringpersistpertinaciouspetrifiedphalanxpipi a formpick outpigeonholepigheadedpilotagepilotingpin downpitchplaceplacedplanplannedplantplantedplatitudinousplatonic formplatonic ideaplatoonplayplopplop downplottedplumbplumpplungingpointpoint atpoint outpoint topopularportportion offposepositpositionposition linepositionedpossepostpostedpotpourprearrangedpredicamentpredilectionpredispositionpreferencepreparepreparedprepared and readyprescribeprescribedprescriptivepresencepresentprevalentprimeprimedprintprintingproclivityprogressprojectedpropensityproportionprototypeprovedprovidedprovokepsyched uppushputput downput input in tuneput onput toput to musicput upput uponquarterraraceradial motionradioradio bearingradio receiverradio setradio telescoperaiserandom motionrangerankratingrationalizedrazor-edgedreadyready for anythingreceivedreceiverreceiving setreconcilerectifyredound toreducereflowingrefluencerefluxreforestregimentregressionregularregulateregulationregurgitatereinforcedremain seatedrequirereserveresetresoluteresolvedrestrestiverestrictrestrict toretimberretrogressionrightright itselfrigidrigidifiedringringedriperisingrivetedroostrootrootedrough outroughcastroughhewrubricrunrushsaddle withsagsalonsaplingscabscab overscatter seedscenesceneryschedulescheduledschematizedschoolschool editionscionscleroticscorescrew upsculptsculptureseatseatedsectsectionsecureseedseed downseedlingselectselectionself-willedseminateseptsequenceseriesserveset apartset asideset inset in printset offset onset rightset toset to musicset towardset upsettingsettlesettle downsettledsettled in habitshapeshapedsharpsharpenshootshow a tendencysideward motionsightsight onsignificant formsignifysimilarizesinksink downsinkingsitsit downsituatesituatedslantslipslouchslumpslump downsmallsoaringsolidificationsolidifiedsolidifysortsotsoundsowsow broadcastspatespecialspecializespecificspecifiedspecifyspiculatespottedspreadsprigsproutspursquadsquarestabilizestabilizedstablestagestage setstage settingstakestalestampstandstandardstandingstaplestatestatedstationstationedstatusstaunchstaystay putsteadfaststeadysteam upsteeledsteelysteersteeragesteeringstereotypestereotypedsternwaystickstick togetherstickingstiff neckedstiff-neckedstiffenstiffenedstipulatestipulatedstir upstockstrainstrapstrategeticstrategicstratumstreakstreamstrengthenedstrike outstringstripestrong willedstrong-willedstrongheadedstropstructurestubbornstuckstylesubdivisionsubgroupsubjectsubject tosubmergesubmitsubordersubsidesubsidingsuckersuitsuitesulkysullensur le tapissuresurgesurge backsurroundedswagswingsyncsynchronizesystemsystematizedtacticaltagtailortake a settake hold oftalenttapedtapertasktaxteamtempertemperamenttenacioustendtend to gotendencytenortestedthe corpusthe ensemblethe entiretythe general tendencythe lotthe main coursethe wholethe whole rangethermoformthickthickenthoroughthreadbaretidetighttightentimetime spirittime-honoredtimeworntitletonetouchtoughenedtracktrade booktrade editiontraditionaltraintrain upontrajecttrajettranscribetransplanttransposetrendtribetrice uptriedtrimtrim totritetrooptroupetruetrue uptruistictuneturnturn of mindturn upontwigtwinstwisttwo-edgedtypeunbendinguncooperativeundeflectableundercurrentundertowunflappableunoriginalunregenerateunshakenunswervingunyieldingup in armsupward motionusualvergevestvestedvigilantvitrifiedvolumewagerwarm upwarmed overwarmed-overwarpwarrantedwater flowwaywe-groupwedgewedgedweightweight down withwell-establishedwell-foundedwell-groundedwell-knownwell-preparedwell-setwell-settledwell-wornwhetwhip upwidespreadwillfulwindwind upwingwirelesswireless setwontedworkwork towardworked outwornworn thinwriteyoke withzeitgeist
Adjective(21 words)
laidlocatednonmoving premiseoperational capabilityplacedpoised demeanorportuguese grupoprimedred display systemrigidroman law principlesscattered itemssituatedslatedsolid object examplesolid samplestarting valuestatic plantingstatic scheduleswedish kollektion
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Noun(129 words)
laylayinglayout designlaysletlevels of organizationload positionlocilocuslotmark finite verbmean parametermeasured eventmeldmeldsmizzensmore fixedmost plantedmount new tireniches
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no more time nownocknorwegian endrenorwegian settenotchold english lagupart of gamepedestalspegpeggingpegsperchesperchingpermingpermsphase of playphysics class scheduleplaceplace actionplace adverbplace prepositionplacesplaces value lessonplacingplacing actionplant directlyplant in soilplant multicellularplant seedlingsplant subjectplant topicplanted bulbsplanting depthsplantspoisepoisespoisingponeponespositionposition categoryposition descriptorpositionsposturespower inputprearrangedpredeterminedpreparedpriceprimedpurposeputputsquiz preparedreadinessreadyready to actreamreposerestrestsroom furniture setroutine drillsandboxsceneryscrewsegment of matchselect operation modeset downset theorysethsextetsshelffulshoefulsitusolidificationsolidifysolidifyingstage designstage setstand upstate of beingstiffstiffeningstiffssuitessunsetsunsetssurbaseswedish redoswitchtableforkteethreshold forcetimetime prepositiontime related termto valuetopmasttrace leveltribal council meeting scheduletunetunesturquoisestypesetsunit measurevaseswindowwire tensioning
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: a to izzard, a to z, aberration, abet, accepted.
- Sentence evidence is available for set, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "set".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "set"
Keep "set" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "set" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "set", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "set" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
113 entriesShowing 16 of 113 words.
More specific
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
Collocations
18 entriesmath setset a dateset a goalset a timerset an exampleset dateset limitsset of numbersset pieceset planset priceset rulesset scheduleset temperatureset the tablestage set
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Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
11 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- гейм noun (volleyball)
- връзвам verb (to form as a fruit)
Catalan
1 entries- set noun (volleyball)
Danish
1 entries- sæt noun (volleyball)
Finnish
3 entries- erä noun (volleyball)
- passi noun (volleyball)
- muodostua verb (to form as a fruit)
French
1 entries- set noun (volleyball)
German
1 entries- Satz noun (volleyball)
Greek
1 entries- σετ noun (volleyball)
Italian
1 entries- fruttificare verb (to form as a fruit)
Māori
1 entries- ngakuru verb (to form as a fruit)
Polish
1 entries- set noun (volleyball)
Portuguese
1 entries- set noun (volleyball)
Romanian
1 entries- set noun (volleyball)
Russian
1 entries- пас noun (volleyball)
Slovene
1 entries- set noun (volleyball)
Spanish
1 entries- fructificar verb (to form as a fruit)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ván noun (volleyball)
Sample sentences
101 total sentences available.
You've set a bad example.
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You'd better set off at once.
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You had better set some money apart for your wedding.
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "set"?
Closest matches include a to izzard, a to z, aberration, abet, accepted.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "set"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.