set (to) 1 of 2
verb
as in to settle (down)
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- settle (down)
- knuckle down
- put out
- wear out
- reapply
- busy
- pitch in
- concern
- involve
- tax
- engage
- carry on
- address
- commit
- readdress
- apply
- trouble
- devote
- exert
- buckle
- exhaust
- stress
- bend
- plunge (in)
- spend
- peg (away)
- plow
- give
- work
- strain
- hump
- plug (away)
- hustle
- plod
- grind
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fiddle (around)
- putter (around)
- potter (around)
- fool around
- monkey (around)
- play
- trifle
- idle
- mess around
- dawdle
- dally
- dillydally
set-to
2 of 2noun
as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions they had a brief set-to about money, but they seem to have resolved it Synonyms & Similar Words
- quarrel
- altercation
- dispute
- fight
- disagreement
- controversy
- brawl
- skirmish
- contretemps
- argument
- bicker
- squabble
- spat
- tiff
- imbroglio
- donnybrook
- disputation
- row
- clash
- misunderstanding
- wrangle
- debate
- feud
- tussle
- falling-out
- argy-bargy
- cross fire
- battle royal
- rhubarb
- argle-bargle
- tangle
- scrap
- fisticuffs
- run-in
- kickup
- fracas
- logomachy
- difference
- catfight
- hassle
- protest
- vendetta
- attack
- protestation
- contention
- objection
- affray
- melee
- mêlée
- dissension
- fuss
- dissention
- fray
- free-for-all
