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. Tom Hayes:

   At the time I didn't think about any of it, whether it was right or wrong, people go to work every day on the train or on a bike or however they get there and they do a job. They don't sit and think: 'is doing my job honest or dishonest?' They do their job.

2. Doreen Marshall:

   You can simply sit and watch the sunrise or walk around your neighborhood Whatever you do, just make an effort to make it a daily habit.

3. Billie Eilish:

   Silence is not an option and we can not sit this one out. We all have to vote like Our Lives and the world depend on it because they do. The only way to be certain of the future is to make it ourselves.

4. Stacy Clemes:

   You're told traditionally, 'Sit, be quiet and learn,' so the sitting is kind of ingrained from a very early age, if we can get in and start changing ... behaviors in children ... standing will become the norm, so when these individuals then go into the workplace, they'll hopefully expect similar furniture and will be reducing their overall sitting time, which hopefully should then have long-term benefits to health.

5. Joe Navarro:

   Even during jury selection, these people are being told something by how the defendant sits, how the attorneys sit.