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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Thousands tuned in to a popular livestream set up by Friends of Big Bear Valley, to watch the juvenile eagle, nicknamed Luna, flap its wings and glide to a nearby tree for the first time.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

American military forces have reopened the country’s main airport and seaport, coordinated international arrivals, set up medical facilities, and begun to plan long-term reconstruction efforts with the Rodríguez government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Rodriguez has said temporary camps were being set up for people who had lost their homes.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The executives played down the notion that the two companies are being set up for another deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

He would probably go ashore often, set up a portable foundry on the beach, and fashion the tools and weapons that had been ordered using the scrap bronze that he had onboard.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

set up

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