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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The team set up to 150 traps, according to a local healthcare source.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“It’s that the medical system isn’t set up to be able to allow doctors to do it, both from a time and a cost perspective.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

One day, Manzo and a friend, Esteban Constantino Magaña, set up a table in Uruapan’s central plaza and asked townspeople about their problems.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“That led to them being able to react quickly because they were set up here,” Kroll said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

He guided her around the building to the back, where a bunch of chairs were set up, and people were sitting on the grass facing what looked like nothing.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

set up

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