Definitions

set up

[set-uhp] / ˈsɛtˌʌp /

VERB

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange assemble begin build build up construct create erect establish found inaugurate initiate install institute introduce launch open organize prepare put up raise strengthen

WEAK

back compose constitute elevate make provision for originate prearrange put together rear subsidize usher in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude confuse decrease demolish destroy disarrange dismantle disorder disorganize disperse end finish ignore lessen neglect raze ruin scatter stop weaken

VERB

stimulate

Synonyms

WEAK

elate excite exhilarate inspire stimulate

ADJECTIVE

orderly

Synonyms

STRONG

arranged fixed methodic methodical/methodic orderly prearranged premeditated prepared systematic systematical

Example Sentences

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Kate set up The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood in 2021, working to highlight the importance of a child's early years.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Democratic and Republican senators are proposing a tax incentive for businesses that set up water recycling infrastructure—the latest in a series of moves to tackle data-center water worries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

After a BBC reporter set up an account with one prize firm website, they received seven marketing emails from the company in a single day.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In 2019, it set up the WA Cares Fund, a universal public-insurance program that gives all workers in the state a way to earn affordable long-term-care coverage.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

When he arrived in the windowed room at the back of the Shipwreck, C.C. had already set up the big wooden table with many items.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

set up

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