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

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With the help of Charlotte assistant Dicker and Scotland assistant Steven Naismith, BBC Scotland gets the lowdown on "one of the best facilities in the MLS" and the national team's summer set-up.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He has held a non-playing role with Jupiter Links GC throughout the 2026 TGL season - an indoor PGA Tour-backed set-up that uses a huge screen in a purpose-built venue in Florida.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Given the same kind of honest and open assessment of their prospects that youngsters get academically would give parents and players the information to decide whether to stay in the academy set-up or leave.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Did the screenwriters toss around a dozen other playground games — killer dodgeball, killer cornhole, killer freeze tag — before sticking with the same hide-and-seek set-up?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

It’s the perfect set-up for what I’m about to say next.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

set up

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