Word SETTLE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

settle

🇺🇸 [ˈsɛtl]

Meanings

To resolve or come to a decision about something. It can also mean to establish a home or to make a place more organized or calm. Settling might involve making a choice, reaching an agreement, or creating a stable living situation.

Examples

• After months of negotiation, they finally settled the dispute.
• They decided to settle in a quiet town away from the city.
• The workers worked hard to settle the newly built furniture in place.

Synonyms

resolve • establish • finalize

Antonyms

disrupt • worsen • agitate