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Synonyms for seat

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

rear tail-end stern stool sit-down bench electorate

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bottom

bottom, rear, ass, derriere, stool, posterior, bum, behind, base, back-side, fundament, rest, butt, can, tail, fanny, rump, tush, stern, tail-end, buns, pratt

2. Station — A location or site. A temporary residence, such as a country home or a hunting lodge

place, home, station, post, set, residence, site, mansion, fix, abode, dwelling, settle dated

3. Chair

chair, sofa, settee UK, banquette dated

Other

bench, pew informal, electorate, sit-down

Verb

1. Invest

invest, induct

Other

sit, rear-end, form, forme US, install, establish

Antonyms

unseat

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A location or site. A temporary residence, such as a country home or a hunting lodge.

  2. n. 2

    Something to be sat upon.

  3. n. 3

    Something to be sat upon. A place in which to sit.

    There are two hundred seats in this classroom.

  4. v. 1

    To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.

    Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover.

Related words

Word family
seatie seatpin seated
Phrases
child safety seat hot seat take a seat love seat infant safety seat shower seat box seat seat-belt

Forms

Plural
seats → bottoms, rears, asses, derrieres…
Past participle
seated
e.g. seated → invested, inducted, rear-ended, formed…

Example sentences

  • rear Speak louder for the benefit of those in the rear.
  • stern Oleg ordered Rima to return to bed in a stern tone.
  • stool He entered the bar and sat on the stool next to her.
  • bench The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
seatrising
rearsteady
sternrising
stoolrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
can1, set1, ass1, sit1, fix1, bum1, pew1
4 letters
home1, post1, form1, rest1, site1, base1, rear1, butt1, tail1, sofa2, buns1, rump1, tush1
5 letters
place1, chair1, bench1, stern1, pratt1, stool1, fanny2, abode2, forme
6 letters
behind2, bottom2, settle2, invest2, settee, induct2
7 letters
station2, install2, mansion2
8 letters
dwelling2, derriere
9 letters
establish3, residence3, posterior3, fundament, banquette
10 letters
electorate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sofa2 = 2 syllables).