Synonyms for set up

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1. establish, set up, found, launch(verb)

   set up or found

   "She set up a literacy program"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, put together, set in motion, lay down, found, prepare, institute, instal, piece, tack, show, fix, establish, put in, base, gear up, put up, frame, entrap, make, arrange, ground, plant, give, order, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, prove, plunge, shew, ready, demonstrate, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, constitute, set, rig, build

2. assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together(verb)

   create by putting components or members together

   "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

   Synonyms:
   tack on, tack together, wear round, put together, found, prepare, foregather, instal, piece, tack, hang on, fix, establish, put in, pick, gear up, put up, meet, frame, entrap, alternate, switch, baste, arrange, tag on, forgather, get together, order, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, flip-flop, append, ready, nibble, interchange, put, effect, flip, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, set, gather, rig, patch

3. raise, erect, rear, set up, put up(verb)

   construct, build, or erect

   "Raise a barn"

   Synonyms:
   elevate, resurrect, rise up, endure, provoke, launch, fire, leaven, call forth, entrap, put, stand, kick upstairs, lift, effect, frame, upgrade, put up, fix, digest, arrange, stomach, install, provide, bring up, raise, recruit, enkindle, ready, levy, found, conjure, offer, establish, upraise, rise, contribute, effectuate, stick out, tolerate, conjure up, set, brook, suffer, enhance, gear up, domiciliate, prepare, put together, can, tack, post, house, prove, put forward, invoke, pitch, evoke, assemble, piece, heighten, rear, put in, rig, instal, stir, order, elicit, ensnare, bear, nurture, parent, produce, erect, abide, nominate, kindle, arouse, grow, tin, promote, support, advance, farm, get up, lay out, call down, tack together

4. set up, lay out, set(verb)

   get ready for a particular purpose or event

   "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, sic, put together, go under, dress, found, prepare, mark, instal, piece, tack, localize, range, fix, establish, put in, fructify, gear up, put up, present, place, frame, entrap, array, localise, arrange, define, specify, position, lay, correct, countersink, jell, plant, determine, coiffure, do, order, represent, erect, ensnare, raise, go down, lay out, coif, launch, pitch, ready, put, effect, congeal, effectuate, install, rear, coiffe, assemble, limit, set, typeset, adjust, rig, pose, set out

5. arrange, set up(verb)

   put into a proper or systematic order

   "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, put together, dress, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, fix, establish, put in, gear up, put up, lay out, entrap, coiffure, arrange, rig, coiffe, do, frame, fix up, erect, ensnare, raise, stage, coif, launch, pitch, ready, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, format, set, order

6. set up(verb)

   begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.

   "set up an election"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, ensnare, assemble, put, put up, install, set, put together, arrange, frame, found, lay out, tack, instal, launch, put in, effect, gear up, order, effectuate, entrap, rear, pitch, fix, ready, piece, rig, establish, erect, raise, prepare

7. ensnare, entrap, frame, set up(verb)

   take or catch as if in a snare or trap

   "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, put together, draw up, prepare, put, piece, tack, fix, establish, put in, gear up, put up, found, trammel, frame, entrap, trap, cast, arrange, frame in, redact, border, snare, instal, order, erect, ensnare, raise, couch, lay out, launch, pitch, ready, effect, frame up, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, compose, set, rig

8. effect, effectuate, set up(verb)

   produce

   "The scientists set up a shock wave"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, ensnare, assemble, put, put up, found, install, effectuate, put together, arrange, frame, lay out, tack, instal, launch, put in, effect, gear up, order, ready, entrap, rear, set, fix, pitch, piece, rig, establish, erect, raise, prepare

9. install, instal, put in, set up(verb)

   set up for use

   "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, put together, cut in, barge in, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, fix, establish, put in, gear up, put up, chime in, throw in, entrap, stick in, come in, inclose, arrange, lay in, rig, butt in, stash away, break in, frame, order, launch, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, chisel in, pitch, inject, insert, hive away, ready, salt away, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, set, assemble, submit, interpose, stack away, enclose, store, interject, introduce

10. install, instal, set up, establish(verb)

    place

    "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

    Synonyms:
    tack together, put together, lay down, frame, prepare, institute, instal, piece, tack, show, fix, establish, put in, base, gear up, put up, found, entrap, make, arrange, ground, plant, give, order, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, prove, shew, ready, demonstrate, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, constitute, set, rig, build

11. rig, set up(verb)

    arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

    "rig an election"

    Synonyms:
    tack together, ensnare, assemble, put, put up, ready, pitch, effect, found, put together, arrange, frame, lay out, tack, instal, launch, put in, manipulate, gear up, order, effectuate, entrap, rear, set, fix, install, piece, rig, establish, erect, raise, prepare

12. pitch, set up(verb)

    erect and fasten

    "pitch a tent"

    Synonyms:
    cant, tack together, put together, huckster, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, gear up, fix, establish, put in, tilt, deliver, peddle, put up, frame, entrap, gear, install, arrange, flip, sky, assemble, order, erect, put, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, lurch, toss, hawk, ready, shift, incline, effect, monger, effectuate, slope, rear, cant over, vend, set, rig, slant

13. arrange, set up, put, order(verb)

    arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

    "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

    Synonyms:
    tack together, commit, put together, ordain, dress, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, range, fix, establish, put in, dictate, rate, gear up, put up, place, lay out, entrap, regulate, position, coiffure, arrange, govern, rig, assign, redact, ordinate, lay, coiffe, regularize, do, rank, frame, fix up, regularise, erect, ensnare, raise, couch, stage, coif, launch, pitch, cast, ready, enjoin, put, effect, invest, effectuate, install, consecrate, rear, grade, assemble, tell, format, set, prescribe, order, pose, say

14. rig, set, set up(verb)

    equip with sails or masts

    "rig a ship"

    Synonyms:
    effectuate, tack together, plant, put together, manipulate, dress, place, prepare, mark, put, piece, tack, localize, coiffe, fix, establish, put up, put in, fructify, gear up, go down, found, jell, entrap, position, arrange, effect, define, specify, lay, correct, countersink, adjust, determine, instal, coiffure, do, order, erect, ensnare, raise, go under, lay out, coif, launch, pitch, assemble, ready, frame, congeal, sic, install, rear, limit, set, typeset, rig, pose, localise

15. fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set(verb)

    make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

    "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

    Synonyms:
    localize, restore, organise, fructify, doctor, secure, cook, mend, touch on, launch, desex, jell, entrap, put, fixate, do, go under, congeal, effect, frame, place, fix, pay back, posit, install, define, countersink, raise, lay, plant, coif, dress, ready, found, specify, mark, arrange, establish, correct, fasten, train, effectuate, bushel, develop, sterilise, unsex, sterilize, set, desexualise, devise, make, sic, gear up, limit, get, prepare, put together, situate, coiffe, deposit, tack, furbish up, machinate, repair, pose, pitch, position, assemble, piece, rear, put in, typeset, rig, instal, order, ensnare, determine, coiffure, groom, erect, go down, put up, educate, organize, pay off, desexualize, localise, get up, lay out, adjust, tack together

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1. set up(verb)

   Synonyms:
   install, put in, assemble, prepare, ready, prepared

2. set up(verb)

   In a position to function; ready.

   Now that I'm set up, this will take moments!

   Synonyms:
   put in, ready, install, assemble, prepare, prepared

3. set up(verb)

   Logically order.

   Set up my CD collection.

   Synonyms:
   put in, ready, prepare, assemble, install

4. set up(verb)

   To cause to happen

   Even a minor change can set up new bugs.

   Synonyms:
   install, ready, prepare, put in, assemble

5. set up(verb)

   To trap or ensnare.

   I've got to set up that tasty rabbit.

   Synonyms:
   install, put in, prepare, assemble, ready

6. set up(verb)

   Arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.

   The election was set up!

   Synonyms:
   put in, ready, assemble, install, prepare

7. set up(verb)

   To gel or harden.

   Give the cement 24 hours to set up before walking on it.

   Synonyms:
   install, assemble, ready, put in, prepare

8. set up(verb)

   To make (someone) proud or conceited (often in passive).

   Synonyms:
   ready, install, put in, prepare, assemble

9. set up(verb)

   To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people.

   Synonyms:
   put in, ready, prepare, install, assemble

10. set up(verb)

    To create a goalscoring opportunity (for).

    Synonyms:
    ready, prepare, put in, assemble, install

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. set up

   Synonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, support, sustain

   Antonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. set up

   Synonyms:
   [Active.] erect, raise, elevate

2. set up

   Synonyms:
   exalt, put in power

3. set up

   Synonyms:
   institute, establish, found

4. set up

   Synonyms:
   put in type

5. set up

   Synonyms:
   [Neuter.] begin business

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How to use set up in a sentence?

1. Bill Cassidy:

   I think it's to set up tax reform.

2. Kelley Robinson:

   Remember, these politicians are trying to set up a fight over the right to access abortion in an election year -- making sure the issue of abortion is front and center in voters' minds, the vast majority of Americans support access to abortion, and this is an issue they vote on.

3. Kathleen Smith:

   Investors are saying :' You are showing me by the way you set up the governance that you don't care about me. You haven't shown me I can trust your business yet'.

4. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   With help from regional medical associations, we will set up testing centers. If home doctors have decided testing is necessary, test samples are taken at these centers and sent to private inspection firms, thus, the burden on public health centers will be lessened.

5. President Donald Trump:

   We're now looking at a little bit of a different form, and that form is safety and opening, and we'll have a different group probably set up for that.

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