Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sit_down

1 sense of sit-down

Sense 1
sit-down, sit-down strike -- (a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached)
       => strike, work stoppage -- (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled")

Antonyms of verb sit_down

1 of 3 senses of sit down

Sense 1
sit down, sit -- (take a seat)
       Antonym of arise (Sense 3)
      => arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up -- (rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sit_down

3 senses of sit down

Sense 1
sit down, sit -- (take a seat)
       => change posture -- (undergo a change in bodily posture)

Sense 2
seat, sit, sit down -- (show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 3
sit, sit down -- (be seated)