Setting

/ˈsɛtɪŋ/

Synonyms for "setting" (347 found)

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Closest matches (70)

Noun(20 words)

background contextactivity featureadjusting ambiance ambience appointart movement contextbackdropsbackground conditionbackground contextbackground informationbackgroundness backgroundsbe found inbe situated incelestially serenecements circumstancecommunication parameter

adaptation adherence adjustment agora amphitheater arena arrangement arteriosclerosis atherosclerosisathletic fieldauditorium back backdrop backgroundbackground detailbackingbear gardenbearing bowlboxing ring

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broadcast broadcastingbull ringbushing calcification callusing campus canvascase hardeningchassis circus clabbering clotting coagulation cockpitcold typecold-type typesettingcoliseum collapsing colosseum composingcomposing stickcompositioncomputerized typesettingconcretion congealment

Verb(2 words)

adjust thermostatcoagulate

Adjective(2 words)

built environmentscalm energy classroom

Strong matches (104)

congelation context cornification course crystallization curdling deciduous declining declivitousdecorative compositiondecorative styledecurrent descendant descending design detail dissemination distance down down-reaching

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Noun(22 words)

contextscrank up rotationcreationcultural settingcuring depositing determine dialingdifficulty levelearth day relatedemplacementenergy savingenvironenvironment typeenvironments establishfestival scenefix flag habitats

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inscribe laying

Adjective(3 words)

contextual backgroundenergetic atmosphereinanimate environment

Verb(2 words)

control temperatureestablish a precedent

Related words (173)

linotype lists lithification locale location marketplace mat milieumise-en-scenemodulation monotype motif mount mountingnational styleon the descendanton the downgradeopen forumorchestrationornamental motif

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ossification palaestraparade groundpatternperiod stylepetrifaction petrification photocomposition photosetting phototypesetterphototypesetting machinephrasing pit place placement planting platform plummeting plunging precinct preparationprize ringproductionpublic squarepurlieu quoin range rear reforestation regulationrepeated figureresetting resolution retimbering ring sagging scenescene of actionscenery sclerosis seeding semination set settlement sinking site situation skeleton slug solidification solution sowing sphere spotsquared circlestadium stagestage setstage settingsteeling stiffening style submerging subsiding surround surroundings suspension tempering terrain theater theatre theme thickeningtilting groundtiltyardtone paintingtottering touch toughening transcription transplantation tumbledown typesettingtypesetting machineunderframe vitrifaction vitrification walkwrestling ring

Adjective(3 words)

local communitiesphysical environmentunburied context

Noun(56 words)

locale locales locate location locations matrixes medan milieu milieus milieuxmise en scenemode of operationmodesmood settingmount mountings nightclub nurturing parameter parameters

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placeplace actionplace settingplacementplacing actionpolicy modifierpositing position preserve presets putting record register reposingright contextscene scopeselect operation modesetting powdersite situate situationsituational backgroundsituationssocial contextsocial settingsolution parameterspanish contextostage settingsurroundssystem propertytemperature adjustmenttime and placetoggle venues worlds

Determiner(3 words)

more backgroundmost backgroundmost common value

Verb(2 words)

nurtures surround

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More general

23 entries

act arrange communicate context create decide document environment environs locale location mounting move place position preserve

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More specific

20 entries

anchor appoint archive battlefield chronicle codify courtroom embedfamily settingfarmsteadhouse sitemonument siteparlorport townschedule settlement

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Collocations

11 entries

cultural settinggeographic settinghistorical settingsetting a datesetting a precedentsetting a timelinesetting historical contextsetting the scenesocial settingtime periodurban setting

Inflections

3 entries

set sets settings

Derivations

5 entries

preset reset set settlement setup

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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The sky was fiery with the setting sun.

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We watched the sun setting behind the mountains.

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Bad weather prevented me from setting out.

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Mary is setting by money to go to Japan.

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