Definitions

settling

[set-ling, -l-ing] / ˈsɛt lɪŋ, -l ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

compensating

Synonyms

STRONG

adjusting atoning balanced balancing reimbursing repaying

WEAK

compensatory

ADJECTIVE

conclusive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compelling convincing decisive indisputable irrefutable irrevocable precise unambiguous undeniable unmistakable

WEAK

absolute all out clear clinching cogent deciding demonstrative determinant determinative flat out incontrovertible irrefragable irrefrangible litmus test resolving revealing straight out telling ultimate unanswerable unarguable unconditional unquestionable what you see is what you get

Antonyms

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ambiguous disputable doubtful dubious indefinite questionable refutable uncertain unsure

WEAK

inconclusive

ADJECTIVE

definitive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actual categorical clear-cut conclusive decisive definite exhaustive precise reliable specific ultimate unambiguous

WEAK

absolute closing complete completing concluding determining downright ending express final finishing flat out last limiting nailed down perfect plain real straight out terminal terminating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous false imprecise indefinite inexact questionable uncertain vague

WEAK

incomplete inconclusive interim temporary unreliable

ADJECTIVE

falling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapsing decreasing descending lowering plunging sliding tumbling weakening

STRONG

abating crumbling declining diminishing ebbing sinking slipping subsiding toppling tottering

Antonyms

WEAK

improving increasing rising

NOUN

colonization

Synonyms

STRONG

clearing establishment expansion founding immigration migration settlement squatting transplanting

WEAK

expanding opening up peopling pioneering populating

NOUN

definition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

answer explanation interpretation rationale solution translation

STRONG

analogue annotation characterization clarification clue comment commentary cue delimitation delineation demarcation denotation determination diagnosis drift elucidation exemplification explication exposition expounding fixing formalization gloss individuation key rendering rendition representation signification terminology

WEAK

outlining statement of meaning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question

WEAK

ambiguity nonsense vagueness

NOUN

emigration

Synonyms

STRONG

colonization crossing defection departure displacement exile exodus expatriation journey leaving march movement peregrination relocation removal resettlement shift transplanting travel trek voyage wandering

WEAK

homesteading moving reestablishment uprooting

Antonyms

STRONG

arrival entrance

WEAK

arriving immigration remaining

NOUN

establishing

Synonyms

STRONG

beginning building chartering constituting endowing fixing founding implementing inaugurating initiating instituting organizing originating regulating stabilizing starting subsidizing

WEAK

setting up

Antonyms

WEAK

dissolving ending tearing down

NOUN

immigration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exodus migration travel

STRONG

colonization crossing defection departure displacement exile expatriation journey leaving march movement peregrination relocation removal resettlement shift transmigration transplanting trek voyage wandering

WEAK

homesteading moving reestablishment uprooting

Antonyms

STRONG

entrance

NOUN

sag

Synonyms

STRONG

basin cant concavity depression dip distortion downswing downturn droop fall hollow list sink sinkhole sinking slant slip slump tilt

WEAK

downslide downtrend fall-off sinkage

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent increase rise success

NOUN

sediment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debris powder silt trash waste

STRONG

deposit dregs dross gook grounds gunk lees matter precipitate precipitation residuum slag solids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

possessions

WEAK

whole

Example Sentences

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Settling in London, Bradley opened a successful dance studio in 1932 and choreographed shows and movies for Cochran and many others.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Settling in Saint-Tropez, Bardot embraced a quieter life, far from the spotlight.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Settling into her role as a winder took Cisco about a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Settling in, Duane gifts Jackie with a microwave he liberated from his broken marriage, a small symbol of both warm domesticity and cold technology.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

Settling in Berlin, she roomed with an elderly couple who spoke only German, devoted herself to an intensive study of the language, and began vocal studies with Kurt Johnen, one of the city’s best-known teachers.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

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