Synonyms for set up
set up

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1. set upadjective

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

2. set upverb

   In a position to function; ready.

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

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

3. set upverb

   Logically order.

   Set up my CD collection.

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

4. set upverb

   To cause to happen

   Even a minor change can set up new bugs.

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

5. set upverb

   To trap or ensnare.

   I've got to set up that tasty rabbit.

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

6. set upverb

   Arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.

   The election was set up!

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

7. set upverb

   To gel or harden.

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

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

8. set upverb

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

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

9. set upverb

   To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people.

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

10. set upverb

    To create a goalscoring opportunity (for).

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

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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

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1. establish, set up, found, launchverb

   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 togetherverb

   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 upverb

   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, setverb

   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 upverb

   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 upverb

   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 upverb

   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 upverb

   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 upverb

   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, establishverb

    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 upverb

    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 upverb

    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, orderverb

    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 upverb

    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, setverb

    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

Matched Categories

1. • Cause
   • Change
   • Cheat
   • Construct
   • Construction
   • Create
   • Equip
   • Erect
   • Join
   • Open
   • Organize
   • Place
   • Prepare

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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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1. Jean Sibelius:

   Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic

2. Mark Rowley:

   Some of the acceleration of technology, whether it's communications or other spheres, can be set up in different ways, it can be set up in a way which is friendly to terrorists and helps them ... and creates challenges for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Or it can be set up in a way which doesn't do that.

3. Dr. Karl Menninger:

   Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible.

4. South African Els:

   The course is going to be set up by the tournament officials and that's a great shame because it's such a great course, i know it so well. I could have given my inputs though my years of playing down there and ... tried to set it up to benefit our players. It would have been a wonderful way to go into these matches but they've set the rules.

5. State Department Spokesman Mark Toner:

   He did not have knowledge of the computer server that she had set up [for] personal email or computer server she'd set up at her residence.