Synonyms for setting
ˈsɛt ɪŋset·ting

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1. setting, scenenoun

   the context and environment in which something is set

   "the perfect setting for a ghost story"

   Synonyms:
   place setting, fit, scene, view, circumstance, aspect, scenery, prospect, mise en scene, panorama, vista, conniption, scope, background, mount, shot, context, tantrum, picture, stage setting

2. setting, background, scopenoun

   the state of the environment in which a situation exists

   "you can't do that in a university setting"

   Synonyms:
   place setting, screen background, scene, compass, ground, telescope, background signal, circumstance, reach, cathode-ray oscilloscope, ambit, range, mise en scene, oscilloscope, backcloth, background knowledge, scope, background, mount, orbit, backdrop, desktop, context, stage setting

3. mise en scene, stage setting, settingnoun

   arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

   Synonyms:
   stage setting, mount, scope, mise en scene, circumstance, background, context, scene, place setting

4. context, circumstance, settingnoun

   the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

   "the historical context"

   Synonyms:
   context of use, background, stage setting, mount, scope, mise en scene, circumstance, linguistic context, consideration, context, scene, place setting, condition

5. settingnoun

   the physical position of something

   "he changed the setting on the thermostat"

   Synonyms:
   mount, stage setting, scope, mise en scene, circumstance, background, context, scene, place setting

6. place setting, settingnoun

   a table service for one person

   "a place setting of sterling flatware"

   Synonyms:
   stage setting, mount, scope, mise en scene, circumstance, background, context, scene, place setting

7. mount, settingnoun

   a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

   "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"

   Synonyms:
   riding horse, stage setting, mount, climb, mise en scene, mountain, circumstance, background, scope, saddle horse, context, scene, place setting, backing

Matched Categories

1. • Environment
   • Mounting
   • Position
   • Stage

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1. List of paraphrases for "setting":

   configuration, fixing, settings, configuring, setup, fixation, adjustment, establishing, establishment, set, configure, establish, definition, mounting, option, adjusting, defining, value, adjust, determining, environment, context, fashioning, parameter, config, framework, tuning, define, fix, determination, institution, putting, set-up

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1. Colleen Thompson:

   This is the scariest stuff I’ve witnessed in a group setting, with children just disappearing, i ’m also scared Colleen Thompson future daughter ’ll come with a bus and try to take ‘ M, ’.

2. Wayne McCurrie:

   If you want extra growth, you've got to take on that extra risk, recognising that risk, by that I mean a severe shortage of shopping infrastructure, Shoprite started setting up warehouses and partnering with developers to build shopping centres and that's why it is in this quick store rollout phase whereas Massmart is a little bit behind.

3. Kevin Brady:

   House Democrats are celebrating all these higher taxes, all this government price setting, none of which by the way, are going to lower inflation, lower the budget deficit, or lower global temperatures for the most part over the next century. But who in their right mind raises taxes in a recession?

4. Bern Elliot:

   When new generations of technologies come along, they’re often not particularly visible because they haven’t matured enough to the point where you can do something with them, when they are more mature, you start to see them over time — whether it’s in an industrial setting or behind the scenes — but when it’s directly accessible to people, like with ChatGPT, that’s when there is more public interest, fast.

5. Johnny Pittman:

   I’m setting an example for my children, i am capable to work and I’m working.