Definitions

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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The hitch has been that Zimbabwe, grappling with a debt burden of a whopping $23bn, cannot afford to settle up with the former farmers.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

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 shall now settle up all my affairs of earth, and be ready for whatever may come....

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

settle up

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