Definitions

set down

VERB

ascribe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attribute impute

STRONG

accredit charge credit lay refer reference

WEAK

hang on pin on

VERB

chronicle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

narrate relate

STRONG

enter record register tell

Antonyms

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conceal hide

STRONG

erase

WEAK

secret

VERB

consider

Synonyms

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analyze believe deem feel hold respect think view

STRONG

appraise count credit estimate judge reflect remember sense suppose

WEAK

bear in mind care for hold an opinion keep in view look upon make allowance for reckon with take for take into account think of

Antonyms

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disbelieve ignore

STRONG

disregard

WEAK

abandon discard dismiss forget leave neglect reject

VERB

drop off

Synonyms

WEAK

deposit give hand over leave let off present unload

Antonyms

WEAK

awake go up increase receive rise take away wake

VERB

enter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit introduce

STRONG

docket inject inscribe insert intercalate interpolate log note post register

WEAK

put in take down

Antonyms

STRONG

erase remove take out

WEAK

abstain delete depart exit forget go leave refrain stop withdraw

VERB

establish

Synonyms

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authorize base build create enact form found inaugurate install institute provide put settle start

STRONG

constitute decree domiciliate endow ensconce entrench erect fix ground implant inculcate land live lodge moor originate place plant practice rivet root secure stabilize station stick

WEAK

lay foundation ring in start ball rolling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end prevent remove ruin stop take

STRONG

cease change disarrange dislodge disorder disorganize displace forget let go loose loosen lose neglect refuse unfasten unfix unsettle

WEAK

confuse disestablish disprove invalidate

VERB

formulate

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codify define develop devise draft draw up forge map prepare work out

STRONG

coin compose concoct contrive couch detail evolve express frame hatch indite invent make originate particularize phrase put systematize vamp work

WEAK

cook up dream up give form to make up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganize

STRONG

destroy halt raze ruin stop

VERB

land

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dock settle touch down

STRONG

alight berth debark disembark ground pilot steer thump

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bring in check in come ashore come down come in come to berth descend upon drop anchor flatten out get down level off light on make land put down put in set on deck sit down splash down take down

Antonyms

WEAK

ascend take off

VERB

lay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange establish leave locate plant set settle spread stick

STRONG

deposit dispose fix order organize posit position repose rest systematize

WEAK

set out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

displace move remove

WEAK

lift

VERB

light

Synonyms

STRONG

alight arrive deplane detrain disembark drop perch rest roost settle stop

WEAK

come down fly down get down settle down sit sit down touch down

Antonyms

STRONG

embark enplane go

WEAK

mount

VERB

list

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classify detail enter file note place post register specify spell out

STRONG

arrange bill book calender catalogue census chart chronicle docket enroll enumerate index inscribe insert inventory invoice itemize manifest numerate particularize peg poll record schedule specialize tab tally

WEAK

button down keep count put down as put down for run down tick off write down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder displace erase forget withhold

STRONG

cancel disorganize

WEAK

lie straighten

VERB

lower

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depress drop reduce sink

STRONG

couch descend droop ground submerge

WEAK

bring low cast down demit detrude let down make lower push down take down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise rise

WEAK

elevate heighten

VERB

note

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indicate mention notice remark see view write

STRONG

catch clock denote descry designate dig discern discover distinguish document enter heed mark record register spot transcribe

WEAK

get a load of get an eyeful jot down pick up on put down take in write down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

disregard erase lose miss misunderstand

VERB

perch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alight squat touch down

STRONG

balance land light rest roost settle

WEAK

sit on

Antonyms

STRONG

move

WEAK

lower

VERB

put down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

write down

WEAK

enter inscribe jot down log record take down transcribe

Antonyms

WEAK

erase

VERB

record

Synonyms

STRONGEST

copy document file list log mark post register report videotape

STRONG

book can catalog chronicle cut dub enroll enter enumerate indite inscribe insert matriculate note preserve tabulate tape transcribe video wax

WEAK

chalk up cut a track jot down keep account lay down make a recording mark down put down put in writing put on file put on paper put on tape take down tape-record write in

Antonyms

STRONG

cancel ignore neglect withdraw

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enroll file join list record sign up

STRONG

catalogue chronicle enlist inscribe note schedule subscribe

WEAK

check in sign on sign up for take down weigh in

Antonyms

WEAK

eradicate erase

VERB

settle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

land put sit

STRONG

alight decline descend flop immerse lay light lodge perch place plop plunge repose roost seat sink submerge submerse subside

WEAK

bed down settle down touch down

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend dislodge displace go up remove rise

VERB

take down

Synonyms

WEAK

inscribe jot down make a note of minute note note down put on record record transcribe

Antonyms

WEAK

build up

VERB

write

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address compose create draft note pen print record rewrite scrawl scribble sign tell

STRONG

author autograph chalk commit communicate copy correspond engross formulate ghost indite ink inscribe letter pencil reproduce scribe transcribe typewrite

WEAK

bang out comp dash off draw up drop a line drop a note jot down knock off knock out note down push a pencil put in writing scriven set forth take down turn out write down write up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy ignore ruin

STRONG

keep stop

WEAK

read

Example Sentences

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The ball-striking was brutal and the win from a set down meant Djokovic would have to wait another year to complete the career Grand Slam.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The Anteaters started the third set down 2-0 to the Rainbow Warriors, but they tied it 3-3.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In short, Kagan would have resolved this case as a good textualist, operating within the methodological terms set down by the majority’s opinion, minus the major-questions thumb on the scale.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

I’m not sure how well I measure up, but I do keep a tight, ring-free dining room station and catch a glimmer of my father whenever I set down my glass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Mama had set down Akira, and his face was screwed into a grimace.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

set down

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