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settle up

VERB
check out
Synonyms
WEAK
depart leave pay one's bill
VERB
found
Synonyms
STRONGEST
begin construct create erect establish form initiate launch organize plant raise settle start
STRONG
commence constitute endow fashion fix inaugurate institute originate
WEAK
get going ring in start the ball rolling start up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break complete conclude confuse demolish destroy die disestablish disorder disorganize end finish ignore neglect raze ruin stop unsettle upset
STRONG
cease
VERB
repay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensate offset pay back refund reimburse restore reward
STRONG
accord award balance indemnify rebate recompense remunerate requite return square
WEAK
make amends make restitution make up for pay dues
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damage penalize
STRONG
disagree refuse take withhold
WEAK
deprive extort leave alone seize steal
VERB
revenge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avenge get back at vindicate
STRONG
defend fix get justify match punish reciprocate redress repay requite retort return score square
WEAK
be out for blood even the score fight back fix one's wagon get even give comeuppance hit back kick back make reprisal pay back pay back in spades pay off return the compliment settle with stick it to take an eye for an eye turn the tables on venge
Antonyms
STRONG
deny depart fail leave lose refuse request surrender take
WEAK
forgive pardon sympathize

Example Sentences

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WTI and Brent settle up 1.9% at $66.43 and $71.96 a barrel, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Banks settle up by the end of the day.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Money is withheld from every paycheck, and taxpayers settle up with the IRS each year.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

I hope that these tools may serve Seattle’s activists and encourage polluters of the Duwamish River to settle up.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

I headed out to settle up on the room, using hand signals to assure Faith she didn’t owe a thing.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx