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verb
verbally fight
Synonyms for sets to
verb
verbally fight
- contendstar
- squabblestar
- disagreestar
- quibblestar
- disputestar
- quarrelstar
- pettifogstar
- rehashstar
- bandystar
- hashstar
- bickerstar
- sassstar
- buckstar
- jumpstar
- crossstar
- wranglestar
- hasslestar
- battlestar
- rowstar
- hammerstar
- feudstar
- break withstar
- cross swordsstar
- gang up onstar
Antonyms for sets to
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verb
set to work
Synonyms
verb
set to work
Antonyms
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verb
work very hard
Synonyms
verb
work very hard
Antonyms
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verb
argue
Synonyms
verb
argue
- claimstar
- urgestar
- defendstar
- chargestar
- insiststar
- assertstar
- saystar
- maintainstar
- allegestar
- tellstar
- disputestar
- holdstar
- vindicatestar
- affirmstar
- enjoinstar
- prescribestar
- crossstar
- ripstar
- averstar
- mixstar
- avowstar
- dictatestar
- reportstar
- blaststar
Antonyms
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verb
fight
Synonyms
verb
fight
- contendstar
- defendstar
- competestar
- viestar
- withstandstar
- traversestar
- scufflestar
- wranglestar
- hasslestar
- battlestar
- rowstar
- tiltstar
- scrapstar
- sockstar
- crossstar
- attackstar
- strikestar
- conflictstar
- brawlstar
- strugglestar
Antonyms
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verb
argue, discuss
Synonyms
verb
argue, discuss
- considerstar
- bickerstar
- conteststar
- deliberatestar
- questionstar
- wranglestar
- opposestar
- answerstar
- contendstar
- confabstar
- differstar
- bandystar
- pettifogstar
- provestar
- confutestar
- refutestar
- rehashstar
- controvertstar
- agitatestar
- reasonstar
- hasslestar
- mootstar
- disprovestar
- canvassstar
Antonyms
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verb
argue; hold differing opinion
Synonyms
verb
argue; hold differing opinion
- contendstar
- differstar
- dividestar
- clashstar
- dissentstar
- objectstar
- hagglestar
- wranglestar
- feudstar
- opposestar
- quibblestar
- bickerstar
- sparstar
- quarrelstar
- palterstar
- suestar
- discordstar
- disaccordstar
- scrapstar
- conteststar
- debatestar
- ripstar
- fightstar
- battlestar
Antonyms
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verb
begin undertaking, journey
Synonyms
verb
begin undertaking, journey
verb
embark on; take part in
Synonyms
verb
embark on; take part in
Antonyms
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verb
help out
Synonyms
verb
help out
Antonyms
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verb
disagree
Synonyms
verb
disagree
- differstar
- squabblestar
- bickerstar
- tanglestar
- carpstar
- wranglestar
- feudstar
- break withstar
- fall outstar
- sparstar
- arguestar
- complainstar
- dividestar
- bumpstar
- embroilstar
- varystar
- disapprovestar
- hasslestar
- battlestar
- rowstar
- contendstar
- conteststar
- scrapstar
- fightstar
- chargestar
- dissentstar
Antonyms
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verb
disagree over minor issues
Synonyms
verb
disagree over minor issues
- squabblestar
- bickerstar
- carpstar
- wafflestar
- sparstar
- wranglestar
- cavilstar
- criticizestar
- pettifogstar
- fencestar
- shiftstar
- avoidstar
- evadestar
- hasslestar
- equivocatestar
- flip-flopstar
- pretendstar
- prevaricatestar
Antonyms
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verb
begin or start again
Synonyms
verb
begin or start again
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verb
plod, often through water
Synonyms
verb
plod, often through water
Antonyms
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verb
quibble
Synonyms
verb
quibble
- nigglestar
- bickerstar
- wranglestar
- hasslestar
- prevaricatestar
- fencestar
- avoidstar
- flip-flopstar
- sparstar
- disputestar
- cavilstar
- squabblestar
- nitpickstar
- carpstar
- wafflestar
- criticizestar
- shiftstar
- pretendstar
- evadestar
- equivocatestar
Antonyms
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Usage Notes
The verbs set and sit1 are similar in form and meaning but different in grammatical use. Set is chiefly transitive and takes an object: Set the dish on the shelf. Its past tense and past participle are also set: Yesterday he set three posts for the fence. The judge has set the date for the trial. Set also has some standard intransitive uses, as “to pass below the horizon” (The sun sets late in the northern latitudes during the summer) and “to become firm, solid, etc.” (This glue sets quickly). The use of set for sit, “to be seated,” is nonstandard: Pull up a chair and set by me. Sit is chiefly intransitive and does not take an object: Let's sit here in the shade. Its past tense and past participle are sat: They sat at the table for nearly two hours. Have they sat down yet? Transitive uses of sit include “to cause to sit” (Pull up a chair and sit yourself down) and “to provide seating for” (The waiter sat us near the window).
More words related to sets to
verb. verbally fight
- knock around
- lock horns
- mix it up
- pettifog
- pick an argument
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrel
- quibble
verb. set to work
verb. work very hard
- occupy oneself with
- pitch in
- plunge into
- put one's hand to the plow
- put one's nose to the grindstone
verb. argue
verb. fight
verb. argue, discuss
- disprove
- dispute
- hammer away at
- hash over
- hassle
- have at it
- kick around
- knock around
- lock horns
- moot
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