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

4 senses of sitting

Sense 1
sitting, posing -- ((photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting")
       => motion, movement, move, motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility")

Sense 2
sitting -- (the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting")
       => motion, movement, move, motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility")

Sense 3
seance, sitting, session -- (a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor")
       => meeting, get together -- (a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room")

Sense 4
sitting -- (a session as of a legislature or court)
       => session -- (a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature")

Antonyms of verb sit

1 of 10 senses of sit

Sense 1
sit, sit down -- (be seated)
       Antonym of stand (Sense 1)
      => stand, stand up -- (be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!")
       Antonym of lie (Sense 2)
      => lie -- (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf")

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

10 senses of sit

Sense 1
sit, sit down -- (be seated)
          Phrasal Verb-> sit out#2; sit down#1

Sense 2
sit, sit around -- (be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour")
       => be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")

Sense 3
sit down, sit -- (take a seat)
       => change posture -- (undergo a change in bodily posture)

Sense 4
sit -- (be in session; "When does the court of law sit?")
       => convene -- (meet formally; "The council convened last week")

Sense 5
model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")
       => expose, exhibit, display -- (to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship")

Sense 6
ride, sit -- (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")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Sense 7
sit -- (be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue")
       => be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")

Sense 8
baby-sit, sit -- (work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do")
       => guard -- (to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses")

Sense 9
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 10
sit -- (serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury")
       => serve -- (do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms")

Antonyms of adj sitting

2 senses of sitting

Sense 1
seated (vs. standing), sitting -- ((of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated")

Sense 2
sitting -- (not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target")

INDIRECT (VIA nonmoving) -> moving -- (in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine")

Similarity of adj sitting

2 senses of sitting

Sense 1
seated (vs. standing), sitting -- ((of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated")

Sense 2
sitting -- (not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target")
       => nonmoving (vs. moving), unmoving -- (not in motion)


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus noun -Hypernyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Derived Forms -Domain -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -Coordinate Terms (sisters) -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses verb -Antonyms -Hypernyms -Hyponyms & Hyponym Tree -Verb Entailment -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Cause to -Derived Forms -Domain -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -Verb Frames -Coordinate Terms (sisters) -Synonyms (grouped by similarity of meaning) -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sitting 4 senses of sitting Sense 1 sitting, posing -- ((photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting") => motion, movement, move, motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility") Sense 2 sitting -- (the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting") => motion, movement, move, motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility") Sense 3 seance, sitting, session -- (a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor") => meeting, get together -- (a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room") Sense 4 sitting -- (a session as of a legislature or court) => session -- (a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature") Antonyms of verb sit 1 of 10 senses of sit Sense 1 sit, sit down -- (be seated) Antonym of stand (Sense 1) => stand, stand up -- (be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!") Antonym of lie (Sense 2) => lie -- (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf") Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sit 10 senses of sit Sense 1 sit, sit down -- (be seated) Phrasal Verb-> sit out#2; sit down#1 Sense 2 sit, sit around -- (be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour") => be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?") Sense 3 sit down, sit -- (take a seat) => change posture -- (undergo a change in bodily posture) Sense 4 sit -- (be in session; "When does the court of law sit?") => convene -- (meet formally; "The council convened last week") Sense 5 model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often") => expose, exhibit, display -- (to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship") Sense 6 ride, sit -- (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") => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast") Sense 7 sit -- (be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue") => be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?") Sense 8 baby-sit, sit -- (work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do") => guard -- (to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses") Sense 9 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 10 sit -- (serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury") => serve -- (do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms") Antonyms of adj sitting 2 senses of sitting Sense 1 seated (vs. standing), sitting -- ((of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated") Sense 2 sitting -- (not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target") INDIRECT (VIA nonmoving) -> moving -- (in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine") Similarity of adj sitting 2 senses of sitting Sense 1 seated (vs. standing), sitting -- ((of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated") Sense 2 sitting -- (not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target") => nonmoving (vs. moving), unmoving -- (not in motion)
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