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SET Antonyms

There are 15 antonyms of the word set. (opposite meanings)
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detach
verbv
verb

• cause to become detached or separated; take off

• separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

• come to be detached

disarrange
verbv
verb

• destroy the arrangement or order of

• disturb the arrangement of

dismantle
verbv
verb

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• take apart into its constituent pieces

• take off or remove

disorganize
verbv
verb

• remove the organization from

disperse
verbv
verb

• distribute loosely

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• cause to separate

• move away from each other

• separate (light) into spectral rays

• cause to become widely known

disrupt
verbv
verb

• make a break in

• throw into disorder

• interfere in someone else's activity

isolate
verb, nounv, n
verb

• place or set apart

• obtain in pure form

• set apart from others

• separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

scatter
verbv
noun

• a haphazard distribution in all directions

• the act of scattering

verb

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• move away from each other

• distribute loosely

• sow by scattering

• cause to separate

• strew or distribute over an area

separate
verbv
adjective

• independent; not united or joint

noun

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

adjective satellite

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

verb

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

unset
verbv
verb

• To make not set.

adjective

• Not set; not fixed or appointed.

• Not mounted or placed in a setting.

• Not set, as a broken limb.

• Not planted.

extinguish
verbv
verb

• extinguish by crushing

• put an end to; kill

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• terminate, end, or take out

• kill in large numbers

quench
verbv
verb

• satisfy (thirst)

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

• suppress or crush completely

• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

pick up
verbv
verb

• take and lift upward

• take up by hand

• give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift

• gather or collect

• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

• get in addition, as an increase

• take into custody

• buy casually or spontaneously

• register (perceptual input)

• lift out or reflect from a background

• meet someone for sexual purposes

• fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

• improve significantly; go from bad to good

• perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

• eat by pecking at, like a bird

• gain or regain energy

put out
verbv
verb

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• put out considerable effort

• deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

• thrust or extend out

• put out, as of a candle or a light

• be sexually active

• cause to be out on a fielding play

• retire

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• administer an anesthetic drug to

rise
verbv
noun

• a growth in strength or number or importance

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• the amount a salary is increased

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

• an increase in cost

• increase in price or value

verb

• move upward

• increase in value or to a higher point

• rise to one's feet

• rise up

• come to the surface

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• move to a better position in life or to a better job

• go up or advance

• become more extreme

• get up and out of bed

• rise in rank or status

• become heartened or elated

• exert oneself to meet a challenge

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• increase in volume

• come up, of celestial bodies

• return from the dead

Alternatives for DETACH

Alternatives for DISMANTLE

Alternatives for DISORGANIZE

Alternatives for DISPERSE

Alternatives for DISRUPT

Alternatives for ISOLATE

Alternatives for SCATTER

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