Antonyms for set-up

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : set-uhp

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛtˌʌp

Definition of set-up

Origin : "arrangement," 1890, from verbal phrase set up, attested from c.1200 as "to make ready for use" and from 1950 (in pugilism) as "to bring (someone) to a vulnerable position;" from set (v.) + up (adv.). The verbal phrase also can mean "to establish" (early 15c.) and "put drinks before customers" (1880).

As in methodical/methodic : adj organized, precise
As in orderly : adj methodical, organized
As in premeditated : adj planned, intended
As in prepared : adj ready in body or mind
As in methodic : adj methodical
As in systematical : adj methodical
As in fixed : adj intent, resolute; established
As in booby trap : noun concealed trap
As in blind date : noun date with an unknown person
As in start-up : noun foundation
As in foundation : noun established institution

Example sentences :

"You do seem to have quite a set-up here," I said, off-hand.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

"I can't understand why you ever included me in this set-up to begin with," he said.
Extract from : « One-Way Ticket to Nowhere » by Leroy Yerxa

I don't know anything about the set-up except what you've told me.
Extract from : « Monsoons of Death » by Gerald Vance

Wasted in Set-up; anyone could punch cards, with a little practice.
Extract from : « The Romantic Analogue » by W.W. Skupeldyckle

This victim compensation—I could claim it, even though the deal was a set-up?
Extract from : « Star Hunter » by Andre Alice Norton

"I don't like the set-up in town," Red was saying peevishly.
Extract from : « Ralestone Luck » by Andre Norton

I look at that set-up the way I look at the landscape yonder.
Extract from : « Operation: Outer Space » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

He did not point out that Hughie was a set-up, a second-rater.
Extract from : « Winner Take All » by Larry Evans

Comin' here wid his set-up ways, an' schornin' a bit of dhrink!
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 » by Various

They certainly excited my admiration by the precision of their movements, their set-up, and their general appearance.
Extract from : « The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga » by Cornelis De Witt Willcox

Synonyms for set-up

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