Synonyms for
Setting
Definition
The place or time at which something happens or is arranged to happen.
Synonyms & similar words
put
dress
typeset
congeal
localise
do
coif
specify
determine
stagesetting
position
sic
coiffure
mount
limit
fructify
adjust
lay
scope
define
set
godown
arrange
miseenscene
countersink
background
context
environment
surroundings
scene
stage
locale
situation
circumstance
condition
arrangement
configuration
placement
position
location
time
moment
occasion
event
schedule
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- setting the table
- setting the mood
- setting the scene
- setting the standard
- setting out
- setting up
- setting sail
- setting down
Word family
Usage note
The word 'setting' can refer to the place or time of an event, or the act of establishing something. Be mindful of context to avoid ambiguity.
Example sentences
- The setting sun painted the sky with beautiful colors.
- We are setting the table for dinner.
- The story's setting was a dark and spooky castle.
- The meeting's setting is in the conference room at 3 PM.
- The artist carefully chose the setting for his painting.
Quotes
The sun just touched the morning; the morning, happy thing, supposed that he had come to dwell, and life would be all spring. - Emily Dickinson
The setting sun, and music at the close, as the last taste of sweets, is sweetest last, - written by William Shakespeare
The setting sun burned the sky pink and orange in the same bright hues as surfers' bathing suits. - Haruki Murakami