sets up

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 excite exhilarate inspire make provision for originate prearrange put together rear stimulate 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

Example Sentences

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In a patrilocal world, the circulation of women does not just organize reproduction; it also sets up alliances between groups.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

“Legally Blonde” sets up Elle to be underestimated by everybody, including the audience.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2026

How did you feel about what that sets up for where Syd and the Bear might be headed with these women as partners in the kitchen?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The filing sets up the company to potentially go public as soon as this fall, though OpenAI—which kick-started the AI boom with the 2022 release of ChatGPT—said it hasn’t yet decided on timing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He decorates his apartment, pinning some Japanese prints on the walls, and he sets up a tiny studio—a “cubby-hole”—in the same building as his flat.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman