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Synonyms for set up
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Princeton's WordNet
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, buildassemble, 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"
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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, patchraise, erect, rear, set up, put up(verb)
construct, build, or erect
"Raise a barn"
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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 togetherset 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"
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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 outarrange, set up(verb)
put into a proper or systematic order
"arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
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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, orderset up(verb)
begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
"set up an election"
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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, prepareensnare, 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"
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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, rigeffect, effectuate, set up(verb)
produce
"The scientists set up a shock wave"
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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, prepareinstall, 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, introduceinstall, 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, buildrig, set up(verb)
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
"rig an election"
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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, preparepitch, set up(verb)
erect and fasten
"pitch a tent"
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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, slantarrange, 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"
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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, sayrig, set, set up(verb)
equip with sails or masts
"rig a ship"
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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, localisefix, 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"
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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
Wiktionary
set up(verb)
Synonyms:
install, put in, assemble, prepare, ready, preparedset 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, preparedset up(verb)
Logically order.
Set up my CD collection.
set up(verb)
To cause to happen
Even a minor change can set up new bugs.
set up(verb)
To trap or ensnare.
I've got to set up that tasty rabbit.
set up(verb)
Arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.
The election was set up!
set up(verb)
To gel or harden.
Give the cement 24 hours to set up before walking on it.
set up(verb)
To make (someone) proud or conceited (often in passive).
set up(verb)
To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people.
set up(verb)
To create a goalscoring opportunity (for).
English Synonyms and Antonyms
set up
Synonyms:
authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, support, sustainAntonyms:
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
set up
set up
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exalt, put in powerset up
set up
Synonyms:
put in typeset up
Synonyms:
[Neuter.] begin business
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How to use set up in a sentence?
If we can't collect enough, they can't set up.
Talks will continue but there is not a mechanism like we have set up with the CHP.
But to my regret, the election results show that this is impossible, benny, we must set up a broad unity government, as soon as today. The nation expects us, both of us, to demonstrate responsibility and that we pursue cooperation.
We're working down two paths-advocacy to keep fixing the rule as much as we can and helping members comply, if firms are paying attention, they've set up internal DOL task forces that are inventorying clients and preparing for the rule already.
They tend to have a society which tends to promote a strong family set up and stress-relieving cultural activities.
Translations for set up
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- vyvolat, způsobit, zmanipulovat, zatuhnout, připravitCzech
- στήνωGreek
- prepararSpanish
- paigaldama, tahkuma, korrastama, põhjustama, püüdma, kallutama, valmisEstonian
- برپاییPersian
- manipuloida, väärentää, asentaa, kovettua, valmis, järjestää, jähmettyä, aiheuttaaFinnish
- installer, mettre en place, coincer, entourlouperFrench
- beállít, felállítHungarian
- mempersiapkanIndonesian
- preparare, intrappolare, causare, installare, organizzare, indurire, creare, inserire, ordinare, assestarsiItalian
- دامهزراندن, ڕێک خستنKurdish
- opzetten, verstrikken, verharden, voorbereiden, leiden, stollen, regelen, schikken, harden, klaarzetten, bereiden, veroorzaken, verstokkenDutch
- preparado, preparar, prontoPortuguese
- расставлять, вызвать, расставить, подставлять, подстроить, располагать, подставить, устанавливать, расположить, подстраивать, установить, вызыватьRussian
- அமைக்கவும்Tamil
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