Synonyms of set up

set up 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to put

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

set up tables in the living room for the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• put
• situate
• place
• position
• locate
• deposit
• lay
• stick
• set
• dispose
• fix
• depose
• park
• emplace
• plant
• shift
• move
• establish
• clap
• slap
• lock
• rearrange
• carry
• reorder
• set down
• lay out
• collect
• plunk down
• orient
• assemble
• niche
• plump
• line up
• plop
• flop
• affix
• array
• anchor
• settle
• rank
• wedge
• plonk
• lodge
• plank
• plunk
• queue
• ensconce
• berth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remove
• take
• relocate
• replace
• supersede
• displace
• banish
• supplant
• dislodge

2

as in to establish

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establish
• found
• pioneer
• initiate
• introduce
• launch
• create
• institute
• begin
• inaugurate
• start
• plant
• constitute
• construct
• innovate
• originate
• organize
• author
• develop
• invent
• think (up)
• make up
• produce
• devise
• manufacture
• cook (up)
• put up
• conceive
• expand
• fund
• father
• finance
• concoct
• enlarge
• contrive
• subsidize
• arrange
• fabricate
• endow
• systematize
• reinitiate
• relaunch
• systemize
• reinstitute
• refound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shut (up)
• close (down)
• stop
• abolish
• phase out
• end
• finish
• nullify
• annul
• terminate
• halt
• wind up
• round (off or out)
• annihilate
• wrap up

3

as in to erect

to fix in an upright position

set up a post from which to hang the sign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erect
• raise
• put up
• rear
• lift
• hoist
• pitch
• upend
• shore (up)
• prop (up)
• support
• brace
• elevate
• upraise
• buttress
• uphold
• up
• hike
• crane
• pick up
• uplift
• heighten
• perk (up)
• boost
• jack (up)
• heft
• heave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tear down
• level
• flatten
• demolish
• knock down
• raze

4

as in to build

to form by putting together parts or materials

set up the prefabricated shed by following the instructions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• build
• construct
• assemble
• make
• found
• put up
• create
• make up
• erect
• put together
• piece
• design
• manufacture
• establish
• produce
• fabricate
• raise
• rear
• confect
• generate
• shape
• rebuild
• carpenter
• organize
• begin
• fashion
• concoct
• originate
• mold
• forge
• throw up
• initiate
• invent
• innovate
• think (up)
• frame
• institute
• devise
• hammer
• imagine
• reconstruct
• coin
• inaugurate
• father
• constitute
• conceive
• cook (up)
• rig (up)
• reedify
• retrofit
• prefabricate
• handcraft
• reassemble
• combine
• contrive
• redevelop
• jerry-build
• unite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take down
• tear down
• knock down
• strike
• destroy
• pull down
• dismantle
• disassemble
• ruin
• blow up
• wreck
• level
• dismember
• smash
• flatten
• demolish
• shatter
• explode
• pulverize
• raze
• devastate
• demount
• ruinate
• divide
• detach
• separate
• disengage
• disconnect
• disjoin
• disunite

5

as in to heal

to restore to a healthy condition

don't worry, the doctor will set you up in no time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heal
• cure
• rehabilitate
• fix
• treat
• attend (to)
• care (for)
• relieve
• repair
• revive
• minister (to)
• alleviate
• rehab
• mend
• renew
• nurse
• remedy
• revitalize
• medicate
• doctor
• fortify
• physic
• resuscitate
• rejuvenate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurt
• impair
• damage
• wound
• harm
• injure
• disable
• mutilate
• cripple
• lay up
• waste
• maim
• weaken
• lame
• afflict
• lacerate
• ail
• mangle
• sap
• sicken
• debilitate
• enervate
• enfeeble

setup

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noun

ˈset-ˌəp 

1

as in layout

the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized

the textbook's setup calls for a list of questions at the end of each chapter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• layout
• formation
• format
• configuration
• arrangement
• design
• plan
• conformation
• setout
• scheme
• structure
• composition
• construction
• build
• makeup
• getup
• constitution

2

as in sequence

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another

changed the setup of the living room furniture several times before being satisfied

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sequence
• arrangement
• distribution
• ordering
• order
• disposal
• disposition
• layout
• array
• continuity
• series
• chain
• design
• procession
• system
• priority
• succession
• structure
• precedence
• alignment
• progression
• pattern
• alinement
• aligning
• alining
• lining up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disruption
• confusion
• disorder
• disorganization
• upset
• disconnection
• disjointedness

Examples of set up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The current government could be defeated in a no-confidence vote that would set up a potential campaign as soon as November. —Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024

Imhoff and the undercover detective set up a time and place to meet the following day. —Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024

Noun

Think of it as a Thai twist on an otherwise classic British afternoon tea setup. —Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024

That’s about $500 cheaper than buying a new bike directly through Peloton’s website, a purchase which includes delivery and setup. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024