The sky was fiery with the setting sun.
Source: tatoeba (18272)
Setting
//ˈsɛtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "setting" (244 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Strong matches (73)
concretioncongealmentcongelationcornificationcoursecrystallizationcurdlingdeciduousdecliningdeclivitousdecorative compositiondecorative styledecurrentdescendantdescendingdesigndetaildisseminationdistancedown
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down-reachingdowncomingdownfallingdowngoingdownhilldownsinkingdownwarddroopingdroppingdummyenvironmentenvironsexposurefallingfieldfigurefirmingfloorfoilforeground detailformforumfossilizationfounderingframefurnituregalley chasegelatinationgelatinizationgellinggranulationgroundgymgymnasiumhabitathallhardeningharmonizationhinterlandhippodromehomehornificationhot-metal typesettingimpositionindurationinfrastructureinseminationinspissationinstrumentationintertypeintonationjellification
Noun(1 words)
Related words (122)
jellingjellyingjustificationlapidificationlayoutline of typelinotypelistslithificationlocalelocationmarketplacematmilieumise en scenemise-en-scenemodulationmonotypemotifmounting
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national styleon the descendanton the downgradeopen forumorchestrationornamental motifossificationpalaestraparade groundpatternperiod stylepetrifactionpetrificationphotocompositionphotosettingphototypesetterphototypesetting machinephrasingpitplaceplace settingplacementplantingplatformplummetingplungingprecinctpreparationprize ringproductionpublic squarepurlieuquoinrangerearreforestationregulationrepeated figureresettingresolutionretimberingringsaggingscenescene of actionscenerysclerosisseedingseminationsetsettlementsinkingsitesituationskeletonslugsolidificationsolutionsowingspherespotsquared circlestadiumstagestage setstage settingsteelingstiffeningstylesubmergingsubsidingsurroundsurroundingssuspensiontemperingterraintheatertheatrethemethickeningtilting groundtiltyardtone paintingtotteringtouchtougheningtranscriptiontransplantationtumbledowntypesettingtypesetting machineunderframevitrifactionvitrificationwalkwrestling ring
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4 entriesat location
1 entriesderived
41 entriesShowing 16 of 41 words.
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1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
10 entriesTranslations
127 translations across 39 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πυελίς verb (jewelry)
Armenian
1 entries- կարգավորում verb (placement of a control)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- kökləmə verb (placement of a control)
- sazlama verb (placement of a control)
- tənzimləmə verb (placement of a control)
Bengali
3 entries- সেটিঙ্ verb (time, place, circumstance)
- সেটিঙ্ verb (of a heavenly body: disappearance below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates)
- সেটিঙ্ verb (jewelry)
Bulgarian
4 entries- залязващ adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- втвърдяване verb (hardening)
- гнездо verb (jewelry)
- настро́йка verb (placement of a control)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 設置 /设置 verb (placement of a control)
Czech
2 entries- lůžko verb (jewelry)
- nastavení verb (placement of a control)
Danish
1 entries- indstilling verb (placement of a control)
Dutch
1 entries- context verb (time, place, circumstance)
Esperanto
2 entries- scenejo noun (circumstance in which something is set)
- agordo verb (placement of a control)
Finnish
4 entries- asetus verb (placement of a control)
- lasku verb (of a heavenly body: disappearance below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates)
- miljöö verb (time, place, circumstance)
- tapahtumapaikka verb (time, place, circumstance)
French
4 entries- couchant adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- cadre verb (time, place, circumstance)
- configuration verb (placement of a control)
- contexte verb (time, place, circumstance)
Galician
2 entries- axustes verb (placement of a control)
- configuración verb (placement of a control)
German
4 entries- untergehend adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- Einstellung noun (circumstance in which something is set)
- Kontext noun (circumstance in which something is set)
- Richtung noun (circumstance in which something is set)
Hindi
1 entries- सेटिंग verb (placement of a control)
Hungarian
4 entries- lenyugvó adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- nyugvó adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- (venue) színtér verb (time, place, circumstance)
- beforrás verb (hardening)
Icelandic
1 entries- stilling verb (placement of a control)
Indonesian
2 entries- latar verb (time, place, circumstance)
- setelan verb (placement of a control)
Italian
4 entries- calante adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- circostanza verb (time, place, circumstance)
- contesto verb (time, place, circumstance)
- impostazioni verb (placement of a control)
Japanese
2 entries- 設定 verb (time, place, circumstance)
- 設定 verb (placement of a control)
Korean
3 entries- 배경 verb (time, place, circumstance)
- 설정 verb (time, place, circumstance)
- 설정 verb (placement of a control)
Lithuanian
3 entries- nustatymas verb (placement of a control)
- parametras verb (placement of a control)
- parinktis verb (placement of a control)
Malayalam
1 entries- ക്രമീകരണം verb (placement of a control)
Māori
3 entries- opunga verb (time, place, circumstance)
- tautuhinga verb (placement of a control)
- totokatanga verb (hardening)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- innstilling verb (placement of a control)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- innstilling verb (placement of a control)
Occitan
4 entries- ponent adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- adaptacion musicadissa verb (music)
- adaptacion musicala verb (music)
- circomstància verb (time, place, circumstance)
Polish
2 entries- konfiguracja verb (placement of a control)
- ustawienie verb (placement of a control)
Portuguese
4 entries- poente adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- ajuste verb (placement of a control)
- ambiente verb (time, place, circumstance)
- configuração verb (placement of a control)
Russian
4 entries- настро́йка verb (placement of a control)
- обстано́вка verb (time, place, circumstance)
- опра́ва verb (jewelry)
- устано́вка verb (placement of a control)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- suidheachadh verb (time, place, circumstance)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zalazeći adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- postavka verb (placement of a control)
Slovak
1 entries- nastavenie verb (placement of a control)
Spanish
3 entries- poniente adj (that disappears below the horizon)
- ajustes verb (placement of a control)
- configuración verb (placement of a control)
Swedish
3 entries- inställning verb (placement of a control)
- miljö verb (time, place, circumstance)
- nedgång verb (of a heavenly body: disappearance below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ምምዕርራይ verb (placement of a control)
Turkmen
1 entries- sazlama verb (placement of a control)
Ukrainian
1 entries- налаштува́ння verb (placement of a control)
West-Frisian
1 entries- ynstelling verb (placement of a control)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
We watched the sun setting behind the mountains.
Source: tatoeba (22831)
Bad weather prevented me from setting out.
Source: tatoeba (28552)
Mary is setting by money to go to Japan.
Source: tatoeba (31895)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.