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set
adjective as in decided
Strong matches
agreed, appointed, arranged, bent, concluded, confirmed, determined, entrenched, established, firm, fixed, immovable, intent, ironclad, obstinate, pat, prearranged, predetermined, prescribed, regular, resolved, rooted, scheduled, settled, specified, stated, stipulated
Weak matches
certain, customary, dead set on, decisive, definite, hanging tough, inveterate, locked-in, pigheaded, resolute, rigid, set in stone, solid as a rock, steadfast, stiff-necked, stubborn, unflappable, usual, well-set
adjective as in firm, hardened; inflexible
Strong matches
entrenched, fixed, immovable, jelled, located, placed, positioned, settled, sited, situate, situated, solid, stable, stiff
Weak matches
hard and fast, hidebound, rigid, strict, stubborn, unyielding
noun as in physical bearing
noun as in stage setting
noun as in group, assortment
verb as in position, place
Strongest matches
apply, establish, fix, head, install, introduce, lay, locate, post, prepare, put, settle, turn
Strong matches
affix, aim, anchor, arrange, bestow, cast, deposit, direct, embed, ensconce, fasten, insert, level, lock, lodge, mount, park, plank, plant, plop, plunk, point, rest, seat, situate, spread, station, stick, train, wedge
Weak matches
verb as in decide upon
Strongest matches
agree upon, appoint, designate, determine, establish, fix, impose, lay down, make, name, schedule, settle, specify, stipulate
Strong matches
allocate, allot, arrange, assign, conclude, decree, dictate, direct, estimate, instruct, ordain, prescribe, price, rate, regulate, resolve, value
Weak match
verb as in harden
verb as in decline
Example Sentences
Set in a postapocalyptic world where a rich family survives in a hidden bunker, “The End” finds its characters expressing their internal feelings through songs.
“Sets going to failure, with a long time under tension, is a very uncomfortable, unnecessarily painful workout,” Casey Johnston, author of the weightlifting newsletter “She’s a Beast,” said.
Set around the hospital’s emergency room, which keeps the narrative compact and busy and requires fewer sets, it comes with the customary variety pack of characters.
Set aside in the 9th century as a day to honor the Catholic saints, it succeeded an even older Gaelic celebration of transition between seasons and states of being.
Set a course for adventure; your mind on a new romance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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