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seat

[seet] / sit /
NOUN
furniture for sitting, reclining
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bench chair couch
STRONG
chesterfield davenport lounge loveseat pew recliner settee settle stall stool
WEAK
chaise lounge wing chair
NOUN
central location of organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
center house place post site spot
STRONG
abode axis capital cradle fulcrum headquarters heart hub location mansion polestar residence situation source station
WEAK
focal point nerve center
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior outside
WEAK
annex offshoot
NOUN
base, foundation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bed ground seating support
STRONG
basement basis bottom cause fitting footing groundwork rest
NOUN
rear end of animate being
Synonyms
STRONG
backside behind bottom breech butt duff fanny fundament keister posterior rear rump tush
WEAK
derriere rear end
Antonyms
STRONG
front
VERB
place in furniture, position
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accommodate install locate lounge perch sit squat
STRONG
deposit establish fix hold nestle plant put roost set settle take
Antonyms
STRONG
change confuse destroy disestablish disorganize displace halt remove stop unsettle upset
WEAK
move

Example Sentences

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Senate seat of Markwayne Mullin, recently appointed as Trump’s new DHS secretary.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

His son Wilson sat in the left-rear seat, which in many households is the owner’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“Everything else is going to have to take a back seat to those priorities.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Nigeria's seat of power, the Aso Rock presidential villa, rests on what was once a community shrine.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I was assigned a seat at a bench near the front and given the job of measuring small glass rods and arranging them in piles according to lengths.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.