Synonyms for sit
sɪtsit

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1. sitverb

   To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object.

   After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.

   Synonyms:
   be seated

2. sitverb

   To move oneself into such a position.

   I asked him to sit.

   Synonyms:
   take a seat, sit down, be seated, sit up

3. sitverb

   To occupy a given position permanently.

   The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.

   Synonyms:
   found, situate, be

4. sitverb

   To be accepted or acceptable; to work.

   Synonyms:
   receive, accept, welcome, well

5. sitverb

   To accommodate in seats; to seat.

   The dining room table sits eight comfortably.

   Synonyms:
   seat

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1. sit, sit downverb

   be seated

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

   Antonyms:
   stand, lie, stand up

2. sit, sit aroundverb

   be around, often idly or without specific purpose

   "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

   Antonyms:
   stand, stand up, lie

3. sit down, sitverb

   take a seat

   Synonyms:
   posture, seat, sit down, baby-sit, sit around, model, pose, ride

   Antonyms:
   stand up, stand, lie

4. sitverb

   be in session

   "When does the court of law sit?"

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

   Antonyms:
   lie, stand up, stand

5. model, pose, sit, postureverb

   assume a posture as for artistic purposes

   "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

   Synonyms:
   sit down, stupefy, baffle, stick, seat, mock up, get, simulate, put, mystify, flummox, beat, present, place, personate, impersonate, position, dumbfound, perplex, mould, sit around, lay, ride, posture, amaze, mold, baby-sit, gravel, pattern, nonplus, bewilder, vex, set, model, puzzle, pose

   Antonyms:
   lie, stand up, stand

6. ride, sitverb

   sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

   "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"

   Synonyms:
   bait, devolve on, turn on, hinge on, tease, ride, hinge upon, pose, drive, depend on, depend upon, baby-sit, cod, sit around, posture, tantalise, mount, model, rag, razz, taunt, seat, twit, sit down, tantalize, rally

   Antonyms:
   stand, lie, stand up

7. sitverb

   be located or situated somewhere

   "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

   Antonyms:
   stand, lie, stand up

8. baby-sit, sitverb

   work or act as a baby-sitter

   "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

   Synonyms:
   posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, sit around, seat, model, pose

   Antonyms:
   lie, stand up, stand

9. seat, sit, sit downverb

   show to a seat; assign a seat for

   "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

   Synonyms:
   invest, posture, ride, induct, baby-sit, sit around, seat, model, pose, sit down

   Antonyms:
   lie, stand up, stand

10. sitverb

    serve in a specific professional capacity

    "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"

    Synonyms:
    posture, ride, sit down, baby-sit, seat, model, pose, sit around

    Antonyms:
    lie, stand up, stand

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Be
   • Change Posture
   • Convene
   • Expose
   • Put
   • Riding
   • Serve
   • Travel

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noho

   noho is the maori word for sit. a word often used to calm children down when standing

   e noho children, its time to start class now.

   Submitted by mikaw on August 8, 2019  

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1. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   be seated, have a seat

2. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   perch (as a bird)

3. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   stay, rest, settle

4. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   brood (as fowls), incubate

5. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   fit, be adjusted

6. sitverb

   Synonyms:
   hold a session

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sit":

   seated, sta, sitting, assis, tis, stay, serve

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How to use sit in a sentence?

1. Jeremiah Wright:

   As we sit here, there is an apartheid wall being built twice the size of the Berlin Wall in height, keeping Palestinians off of illegally occupied territories, where the Europeans have claimed that land as their own.

2. Preeya Adams:

   Life is precious. You’ve got to make sure if you’re doing big events that you know what you’re doing, promoters need to sit down and work out what props they’re using and how this could affect people.

3. Tony Ojobo:

   The Nigerian Communications Commission had set up a committee to sit down with it counterparts from the MTN to work out modalities on resolutions of this matter, as per this afternoon, we are not aware that this committee has met to work out anything.

4. Neil Leppard:

   It's harder for the sellers to sit back and do nothing - when capital is more restricted, the focus on where you deploy it becomes more important to the board.

5. Avi Schiffmann:

   When I researched what tools Ukrainian refugees had to get connected to hosts, they weren't very efficient, this website allows refugees to not have to sit on a curb in some European country during the winter while they wait for one overwhelmed group or another to connect them.