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Synonyms for settlement
ˈsɛt l məntset·tle·ment

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Wiktionary3.7 / 3 votes

  1. settlementnoun

    A resolution of a dispute.

    Synonyms:
    arrangement

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 4 votes

  1. settlement

    Synonyms:
    subsidence, dregs, residuum, precipitation, colonization, location, colony

    Antonyms:
    excitement, perturbation, turbidity, fluctuation

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. colony, settlementnoun

    a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

    "the American colony in Paris"

    Synonyms:
    village, colonization, dependency, small town, resolution, liquidation, colonisation, closure, colony

  2. village, small town, settlementnoun

    a community of people smaller than a town

    Synonyms:
    village, colonization, closure, small town, resolution, liquidation, colonisation, hamlet, colony

  3. settlementnoun

    a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

    Synonyms:
    village, colonization, closure, colonisation, small town, resolution, liquidation, colony

  4. colonization, colonisation, settlementnoun

    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

    "the British colonization of America"

    Synonyms:
    village, colonization, closure, small town, resolution, liquidation, colonisation, colony

  5. settlement, resolution, closurenoun

    something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

    "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"

    Synonyms:
    colony, small town, block, firmness of purpose, liquidation, closedown, resolving power, stop, solving, answer, gag law, colonization, resoluteness, solution, solvent, cloture, resolve, stoppage, result, resolving, declaration, law of closure, closing, blockage, gag rule, shutdown, firmness, occlusion, village, resolution, colonisation, closure

  6. settlementnoun

    an area where a group of families live together

    Synonyms:
    village, colonization, closure, colonisation, small town, resolution, liquidation, colony

  7. liquidation, settlementnoun

    termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

    Synonyms:
    village, colonization, closure, resolution, small town, extermination, liquidation, colonisation, elimination, colony

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. settlementnoun

    Synonyms:
    adjustment, arrangement

  2. settlementnoun

    Synonyms:
    reconciliation, pacification

  3. settlementnoun

    Synonyms:
    liquidation, payment, discharge

  4. settlementnoun

    Synonyms:
    colonization

  5. settlementnoun

    Synonyms:
    colony

  6. settlementnoun

    Synonyms:
    [U. S.] ordination, installation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. settlementnoun

    Synonyms:
    establishment, ordination, installation, colonization, colony, adjustment, subsidence

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How to use settlement in a sentence?

  1. Akira Amari:

    We live in a stable world led by dollar settlement. How should we respond if such a foundation collapses and if (China's move) gives rise to a struggle for currency supremacy? japan should work in close coordination with the United States.

  2. Neil Augustine:

    If we lost, it would be game over for the company, we concluded we should do the settlement.

  3. Monzer Akbik:

    These are representatives of all the opposition factions, political and military, and they are going to be the decision makers in terms of the political settlement.

  4. Richard Blumenthal:

    A financial settlement is no substitute for strict reforms that will stop Google and other tech companies from invading our privacy, i continue to be alarmed by Big Tech's policies and practices that invade children's lives.

  5. Motley Rice:

    The aim is to form a united group vested with the power to negotiate, vote on and deliver finality if there is an opportunity to negotiate a settlement.


Translations for settlement

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  • مستوطنة, مستعمرةArabic
  • assentamentCatalan, Valencian
  • osadaCzech
  • Regelung, Ansiedlung, Niederlassung, Vergleich, Erledigung, Siedlung, Kolonie, RegulierungGerman
  • οικισμός, μεταγραφή, καθίζηση, αποικισμός, συμφωνία, διευθέτηση, τακτοποίηση, διακανονισμός, εξόφληση, εκχώρηση, εκκαθάρισηGreek
  • loĝlokoEsperanto
  • asentamiento, poblado, acuerdoSpanish
  • solution, arrangement, agglomération, acte de propriété, colonie, règlementFrench
  • lonnaíochtIrish
  • התנחלותHebrew
  • településHungarian
  • insediamentoItalian
  • 解決, 前哨地, 定住, 入植, 決済, 植民地Japanese
  • ConlocationemLatin
  • penyelesaian, penempatanMalay
  • nederzettingDutch
  • osada, zasiedzenie, uregulowanie, ugoda, osiedle, porozumienie, osiadanie, rozliczenie, zapisanie, spłaceniePolish
  • povoação, liquidação, assentamentoPortuguese
  • колония, удовлетворение, урегулирование, решение, поселениеRussian
  • poravnavaSlovene
  • koloni, förlikningSwedish
  • తర్వాతTelugu
  • การตั้งถิ่นฐานThai
  • giải quyếtVietnamese

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