Antonyms for sit in
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : sit-in |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪtˌɪn |
- abstain
- allow
- block
- break
- calm
- collect
- comply
- conceal
- concealment
- confuse
- damage
- deprive
- direct
- distort
- division
- falsify
- forfeit
- gather
- give
- give in
- hide
- hiding
- hinder
- hold
- ignore
- impede
- individual
- keep
- leave alone
- lose
- maintain
- misrepresent
- miss
- neglect
- not touch
- obey
- observe
- obstruct
- offer
- one
- pass up
- peace
- penalize
- permit
- praise
- precede
- prevent
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- separation
- shun
- starve
- stop
- surrender
- take
- take in
- tap
- watch
- worsen
Definition of sit in
Origin :- Old English sittan "to occupy a seat, be seated, sit down, seat oneself; remain, continue; settle, encamp, occupy; lie in wait; besiege" (class V strong verb; past tense sæt, past participle seten), from Proto-Germanic *setjan (cf. Old Saxon sittian, Old Norse sitja, Danish sidde, Old Frisian sitta, Middle Dutch sitten, Dutch zitten, Old High German sizzan, German sitzen, Gothic sitan), from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sedentary).
- With past tense sat, formerly also set, now restricted to dialect, and sate, now archaic; and past participle sat, formerly sitten. In reference to a legislative assembly, from 1510s. Meaning "to baby-sit" is recorded from 1966.
- To sit back "be inactive" is from 1943. To sit on one's hands was originally "to withhold applause" (1926); later, "to do nothing" (1959). To sit around "be idle, do nothing" is 1915, American English. To sit out "not take part" is from 1650s. Sitting pretty is from 1916.
- As in assembly : noun congregation
- As in sit-in : noun civil disobedience
- As in congregation : noun assembled group, especially concerned with church-going
- As in demonstration : noun display of belief in cause by taking public action
- As in partake : verb eat, share
- As in participate : verb take part in activity
- As in audit : verb inspect financial records
- As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
- As in strike : verb walk out of job in protest
- As in supplant : verb displace, replace
- As in demonstrate : verb display or take public
Synonyms for sit in
- accumulation
- action for a cause exhibit
- aggregation
- aid
- alter
- analyze
- arbitrate
- assemblage
- assembly
- associate with
- association
- audience
- back up
- balance
- band
- be a participant
- be a party to
- be in on
- be into
- be on strike
- body
- bounce
- boycott
- bunch
- cast out
- change
- check
- chip in
- churchgoers
- clambake
- cluster
- coffee klatch
- collection
- come in
- company
- compensate
- compete
- complaint
- conclave
- concur
- confab
- conference
- consume
- convocation
- cooperate
- council
- crew
- crowd
- cut out
- demonstration
- devour
- disciples
- displace
- divide
- eject
- engage
- engage in
- enter into
- examine
- expel
- faction
- fast
- feed
- fill in
- flock
- follow
- following
- force
- force out
- front for
- gathering
- get in on
- get in on the act
- get in the act
- get-together
- give back
- go into
- go on strike
- go over
- go through
- grievance
- group
- have a finger in
- have a hand in
- have to do with
- hit the bricks
- hold out
- host
- huddle
- ingest
- investigate
- join in
- laity
- latch on
- lend a hand
- lie in
- lie-in
- love-in
- manifest
- march
- march on
- mass
- mass lobby
- mediate
- meet
- meeting
- mend
- multitude
- muster
- mutiny
- negotiate
- oust
- outplace
- overthrow
- parade
- parish
- parishioners
- partake
- participate
- passive resistance
- patch
- peace march
- peaceful protest
- perform
- picket
- picket line
- pinch hit for
- play
- protest
- public
- put back
- quit
- rally
- receive
- reconstitute
- recoup
- recover
- redeem
- redress
- reestablish
- refund
- refuse to work
- regain
- reimburse
- reinstate
- remove
- repay
- report
- resist
- restitute
- restore
- retrieve
- review
- revolt
- ring
- ring in
- riot
- sample
- savor
- scrutinize
- share
- shift
- sip
- sit down
- sit in
- sit in on
- sit-down
- sit-in
- slow down
- stage walkout
- stand in
- stand in lieu of
- step into shoes of
- stick out
- stop
- strike
- strive
- sub
- substitute
- succeed
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- survey
- swap places
- swap places with
- take
- take an interest in
- take out
- take over
- take over from
- take part
- take the place of
- teach-in
- throng
- tie up
- transfer
- tune in
- turnout
- undermine
- unseat
- usurp
- verify
- walkout
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