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Synonyms and antonyms of set down in English

set down

verb
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SCOLD

Synonyms

scold
rebuke
upbraid
reprove
reprehend
remonstrate with
reprimand
chide
dress down
take to task
bring to book
rake over the coals
put on the carpet
criticize
castigate
censure
blame angrily
berate
lash out at
find fault
nag
carp at
rail at
complain about

Antonyms

praise
honor
compliment
applaud

REGARD

Synonyms

regard
consider
look upon
view
see
think
judge
account
believe
hold
put down
reckon
estimate
rate

Antonym

disregard

WRITE

Synonyms

write down
jot down
record
put on paper
put in writing
put in black and white
scribble
scrawl
take pen in hand
write
be literate
transcribe
copy
inscribe

Antonyms

be illiterate
say
speak
tell

CHRONICLE

Synonyms

chronicle
record
list
docket
log
note
post
enter
recount
relate
report
narrate

JOT

Synonyms

jot
write quickly
put down
take down
make a note of
make a memorandum of
note
scribble
list
record
register
enter

LOCATE

Synonyms

locate
situate
place
establish
seat
deposit
put
fix
station
post

Antonyms

dislodge
displace

NOTE

Synonyms

note
make a note of
mark down
put down
enter
write
write down
jot down
make a memorandum of
make an entry of

SCHEDULE

Synonyms

appoint
fit in
put down
schedule
set the time for
slate
fix
plan
book

REGISTER

Synonyms

register
write down
record
put in writing
put on the record
make a record of
note down
take down

LAY

Synonyms

lay
put
place
set
rest
repose
deposit
cause to lie

Antonyms

elevate
raise
lift

LAND

Synonyms

land
come in for a landing
descend
come down
alight
light
settle down
make a three-point landing
 Synonyms for set down from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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set back
set back on the track
set burning
set closely together
set down
set down in writing
set down to
set erect
set fire to

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