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Synonyms for set-up

43 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

verb
noun
adjective
British English

Most common

put frame scheme arrange install assemble send rig

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Set — to trick or lure (someone) in order to entrap them

set, put up, frame, arrange, lay out, scheme, order, raise, put, erect, gear up, construct, rear, elevate, entrap, ensnare, exalt

2. Install — to prepare or get ready

install, assemble, prepare, establish, pitch, ready, installed, configure, launch, fix, institute, piece, tack together, tack

Other

rig, found, effect, send, compose, effectuate

Noun

put-in, frame-up, make-ready, installer

Adjective

put-together, prepared

Antonyms

All antonyms of set-up →

Definitions

v. 1
To prepare or get ready.
Give me a minute — I'm still setting up.
v. 2
To trick or lure (someone) in order to entrap them.
They claimed that they weren't selling drugs, but that they'd been set up by the police.
adj. 1
In a position to function; ready.
Now that I'm set up, this will take moments!

Related words

Other spellings: set up

Forms

Plural: set-ups → put-ins, frame-ups, make-readies, installers…

Example sentences

put It was ordered that the classroom be put in order.
frame The way you frame a question can change the answer.
scheme The main feature of this scheme is still ambiguous.
arrange Can you arrange a meeting with the vice president?
install I can't install that. I need technical assistance.
assemble They helped her assemble the furniture she bought.

By length

3 letters: put¹, set¹, fix¹, rig¹
4 letters: send¹, rear¹, tack¹
5 letters: found¹, order², ready², piece¹, raise¹, frame¹, pitch¹, erect², exalt²
6 letters: effect², launch¹, scheme¹, entrap²
7 letters: prepare², install², arrange², compose², elevate³, ensnare²
8 letters: prepared², assemble³
9 letters: institute³, establish³, installed², construct², configure³, installer³
10 letters: effectuate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order² = 2 syllables).