Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

Proper Noun

The word "set" can be used as verb, noun, adjective, adjective and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

rise

Capable Of

include items include many things

Created By

elements

Derived Terms

Aronhold set Besicovitch set Borel set Caccioppoli set Cantor set Delone set Fatou set Hintikka set IP set Islington set Julia set Kakeya set Meyer set Set animal Setian TV set age set all set arithmetical set axiom of power set bedroom set beset box set boxed set breakfast set bump set butt set cabana set carrier set causal set causet character set chess set close-set cluster set coldset companion set compression set contrast set conversation set convex set cord set countable set country set cruet set crystal set cut-set data set dead set dead set dead set against deep-set difference set dining set directed set discrete set disjoint set dominating set dope set drop set edge set evoked set expansion set film set film-set filmset finite set fireside set fixed set foreset forset forthset fuzzy set game set game, set, match giant set gift set go set golden set ground set grow a set hard-set have one's heart set on have one's heart set upon heatset heavy-set heavyset hom-set homeset hot set independent set inset instruction set instruction set architecture item set jet set key set identifier level set level set lexical set limbo set lower set marzipan set measurable set mess set mindset moonset morphism set nail set nailset negligible set newset null set offset offset onset ordered set outset outset overset partially ordered set perceptual set perfect set photoset point-set topology poset power set preset prong-set quickset quotient set recordset reduction set reset rivet set riveting set roomset sake set sala set saw set scuba set seam set self-set service set identifier set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil set a spell set a sponge set a thief to catch a thief set aback set about set adrift set afire set after set against set ahead set alight set an example set apart set aright set aside set at defiance set at naught set at nought set back set back set book set by set by the ears set chisel set dec set design set designer set down set dresser set dressing set eyes on set fair set fair set fire set fire by set fire in set fire into set fire of set fire on set fire to set fire unto set fire upon set foot set foot on land set for life set forth set forward set forwards set free set function set in set in motion set in one's ways set in stone set in train set light set loose set mine set net set of one's jaw set of pipes set of wheels set off set on set on a pedestal set on fire set on foot set one's affairs in order set one's cap at set one's face against set one's hair on fire set one's hand to set one's heart on set one's heart upon set one's house in order set one's shoulder to the wheel set one's sights set one's sights on set one's watch back set one's watch by someone set onto set operation set out set over set pen to paper set phasers to set phrase set piece set point set pulses racing set right set sail set sails set screw set shot set sights set sights on set someone's teeth on edge set square set store by set straight set the Thames on fire set the ball rolling set the bar set the cat among the pigeons set the heather alight set the heather on fire set the land set the pace set the record straight set the scene set the stage set the table set the tone set the wheels in motion set the world ablaze set the world afire set the world aflame set the world alight set the world on fire set the world to rights set theory set to set to music set to work set together by the ears set tool set up set up to oneself set upon set with set-and-forget set-aside set-aside set-builder notation set-fair set-in set-off set-stitched set-to set-top box setback sethood setlist setness setter sharp-set sieve set singleton set skill set smart set sofa set spectral set stage set steak set stop set subset sunset swingset swoon set tea set television set thickset time-point set toilet set totally ordered set train set trainset transitive set trap set trendsetter twinset two set typeset uncountable set underlying set universal set unset upper set upset wandering set well-set withset working set

Etymologically Related To

sect sept

Inflected/Variant Forms

sett

Context

astronomy botany bridge dance dialects education egyptian mythology engineering exercise horticulture hunting masonry mathematics midwestern us music now followed by out as in set out piledriving poker printing psychology scotland set theory slang southern us tennis uk volleyball

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

abstract entity abstraction accumulation act action activity adjust aggregation alter approximate arrange assail assault assemblage attack bury change choose cognitive state collection come down compose correct descend descent displace disposition electronic equipment emplacement equip establish estimate exercise exercising fall fall fit fit out fix gauge gear up go down groom guess hone impress inclination initiate judge lay lay down locating location make modify move multiply natural action natural process neaten originate outfit period of play physical exercise physical exertion pick out place placement play playing period pose position position positioning prepare present print procreate put ready represent representation reproduce select set on set up sink social group solidify stage start state of mind take tendency workout write

Type Of (IsA)

abstraction cognitive state collection collection of distinct objects collection of things descent electronic equipment exercise group of objects intensional or extensional set multiset placement playing period social group time series

Made Of

elements members

Manner Of

adjust arrange bury change descend hone lay down originate put stage

Part Of

communication system

Related Terms

Mandelbrot set bag closed set empty set multiset open set subset superset

Related Terms

adjust appointed assign attack backdrop badger band board bulb camber chaos collection compile contract cutlery dancer defeat describe destruction determine devise direction disc jockey dish drift drum kit drum set egyptian exercise fastened film fit fixed formation game go forth god hand horizon intent introduce kerf locate match movement nail object opinion oyster performance pile play point prearrange prepared punch put ready repetition rest rigid saw scenery seed set out set table set theory setter setting settle shoot sit slip solidify stake storms tendency three of kind thunder trips tuber type wager width wood

Similar Terms

arranged curry down down dress groom hard nonmoving ordered ready settled unmoving

Synonym Network

adjust appoint arrange bent club collection determine determined dictated direction dress drum dusk establish fix fixed fructify gig hardened hardening jell laid place plant primed put rig scenery set theory set up seth sic situated specify stage set suite three of kind typeset

Used For

containing objects

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.