Synonyms for sit
sɪtsit

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1. sitverb

   To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object.

   After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.

   Synonyms:
   be seated

2. sitverb

   To move oneself into such a position.

   I asked him to sit.

   Synonyms:
   take a seat, sit down, be seated, sit up

3. sitverb

   To occupy a given position permanently.

   The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.

   Synonyms:
   found, situate, be

4. sitverb

   To be accepted or acceptable; to work.

   Synonyms:
   receive, accept, welcome, well

5. sitverb

   To accommodate in seats; to seat.

   The dining room table sits eight comfortably.

   Synonyms:
   seat

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1. sit, sit downverb

   be seated

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

   Antonyms:
   stand, lie, stand up

2. sit, sit aroundverb

   be around, often idly or without specific purpose

   "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

   Antonyms:
   stand, stand up, lie

3. sit down, sitverb

   take a seat

   Synonyms:
   posture, seat, sit down, baby-sit, sit around, model, pose, ride

   Antonyms:
   stand up, stand, lie

4. sitverb

   be in session

   "When does the court of law sit?"

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

   Antonyms:
   lie, stand up, stand

5. model, pose, sit, postureverb

   assume a posture as for artistic purposes

   "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

   Synonyms:
   sit down, stupefy, baffle, stick, seat, mock up, get, simulate, put, mystify, flummox, beat, present, place, personate, impersonate, position, dumbfound, perplex, mould, sit around, lay, ride, posture, amaze, mold, baby-sit, gravel, pattern, nonplus, bewilder, vex, set, model, puzzle, pose

   Antonyms:
   lie, stand up, stand

6. ride, sitverb

   sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

   "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"

   Synonyms:
   bait, devolve on, turn on, hinge on, tease, ride, hinge upon, pose, drive, depend on, depend upon, baby-sit, cod, sit around, posture, tantalise, mount, model, rag, razz, taunt, seat, twit, sit down, tantalize, rally

   Antonyms:
   stand, lie, stand up

7. sitverb

   be located or situated somewhere

   "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

   Antonyms:
   stand, lie, stand up

8. baby-sit, sitverb

   work or act as a baby-sitter

   "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, sit around, seat, model, pose

   Antonyms:
   lie, stand up, stand

9. seat, sit, sit downverb

   show to a seat; assign a seat for

   "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

   Synonyms:
   invest, posture, ride, induct, baby-sit, sit around, seat, model, pose, sit down

   Antonyms:
   lie, stand up, stand

10. sitverb

    serve in a specific professional capacity

    "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"

    Synonyms:
    posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

    Antonyms:
    lie, stand up, stand

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Be
   • Change Posture
   • Convene
   • Expose
   • Put
   • Riding
   • Serve
   • Travel

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noho

   noho is the maori word for sit. a word often used to calm children down when standing

   e noho children, its time to start class now.

   Submitted by mikaw on August 8, 2019  

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1. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   be seated, have a seat

2. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   perch (as a bird)

3. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   stay, rest, settle

4. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   brood (as fowls), incubate

5. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   fit, be adjusted

6. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   hold a session

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sit":

   seated, sta, sitting, assis, tis, stay, serve

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How to use sit in a sentence?

1. John Boehner:

   That bill is going to sit in abeyance until we can come to some resolution on this.

2. Jared Fogle:

   Chairs would bend when I'd sit in them.

3. Ugochukwu Michael:

   When they come, we just sit and chat.

4. Robin Dawson:

   Dinosaurs sit at an evolutionary point between birds, which are warm-blooded, and reptiles, which are cold-blooded, our results suggest that all major groups of dinosaurs had warmer body temperatures than their environment.

5. Dimitris Paraskevas:

   With a return to the drachma, Greek business owners will have difficulty accessing capital, so maybe they sell their business to an international and sit out a difficult decade. There are many family-owned companies which will take this route.