Definitions

set up

[set-uhp] / ˈsɛtˌʌp /

VERB

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange assemble begin build build up construct create erect establish found inaugurate initiate install institute introduce launch open organize prepare put up raise strengthen

WEAK

back compose constitute elevate make provision for originate prearrange put together rear subsidize usher in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude confuse decrease demolish destroy disarrange dismantle disorder disorganize disperse end finish ignore lessen neglect raze ruin scatter stop weaken

VERB

stimulate

Synonyms

WEAK

elate excite exhilarate inspire stimulate

ADJECTIVE

orderly

Synonyms

STRONG

arranged fixed methodic methodical/methodic orderly prearranged premeditated prepared systematic systematical

Example Sentences

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Lilly also recently started a new service called Employer Connect that lets employers set up weight-loss drug coverage outside of traditional benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Some smaller companies are also leaving the state, but nearly the same number are being set up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Koc Holding is a family-run conglomerate set up in the 1920s whose main sectors are energy, automotive, durable consumer goods and finance, although it is also involved in technology, food, retail, tourism, agriculture and shipbuilding.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Danielle Edgington set up her cake shed in Kings Heath, Birmingham, eight months ago and it's proved so popular she has quit her job as a catering manager to work on it full time.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

She went over Hodge’s head and set up a meeting with his boss, Mark Meier.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

set up

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