SEATS Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

seats 1 of 2

noun

plural of seat

as in headquarters

a place from which authority is exercised all applications had to be submitted at the county seat for proper processing

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as in bums

the part of the body upon which someone sits fell down on his well-padded seat

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as in capitals

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest a capital that is the seat of culture for the whole nation

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seats

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of seat

as in sits

to cause to sit down the usher seated them in the third row

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as in inducts

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate

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Noun

Producer and 10 Lives founder and CEO Daniel Catullo set the stage for such a party by introducing the film and encouraging audience members to get out of their seats during the showing and record clips of the doc. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 As Jair Bolsonaro mounted a successful campaign for the presidency, Flávio Bolsonaro ran for one of Rio de Janeiro’s seats in the Federal Senate. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Superstitious Romans imagined demons lurking in the darkness under the toilet seats. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Box seats were still there as was the balcony, which Gleason had built. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 However, Cramer said the software giant delivered its strongest sales growth in four years, with seats across its sales, service, and Slack products growing year over year. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Ships book slots to transit, similar to how passengers book seats on airplanes in advance. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 But every piece of the car, down to the stitching on the seats, is made to each driver's preference. — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Nearby, a dining area topped with a Noguchi light fixture adjoins a sleek matte black and brass-accented kitchen, which has an expansive island that seats five, integrated appliances, and a walk-in pantry. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 Three roomy drawer compartments are tucked beneath the seat to organize gardening tools, pet toys, shoes, or extra outdoor diningware, while the bench comfortably seats two. — Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026 Children run in and out and dinners stretch around a dining table that seats sixteen. — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 But the insurgent left has again and again upset leadership plans with high-risk choices to serve its own factional agenda, putting at risk once-probable Senate victories in Maine, Michigan, and some House seats too. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 The symposium was moved from a 400-seat auditorium at the National Gallery to a meeting room at Dumbarton Oaks that seats 80. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Inside, the moodily-lit, maze-like dining room seats 500, and also includes a gift shop, on-site brewery, and attached pizza and sushi restaurants. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026 Bleacher seats in the top rows of the 7,500-seat main stadium were going for $100 on the secondary market in the middle of the week. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 All games in this inaugural season will be held at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, which seats 5,200. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

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Noun

For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of bums

Noun

Instead of taking unilateral action, Washington should first seek the input and cooperation of allied capitals.

— Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Hyperscalers, cloud providers, and AI companies racing to build the power-hungry facilities needed to train and run their systems now face a collision that is increasingly visible in state capitals and local planning meetings.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitals

Verb

The InnoAsia Startup Demo Jam sits at the center of the first track, with nine companies, drawn from the open call and international partner recommendations, pitching AI, virtual production and digital-asset technologies to investors and buyers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Because this threshold sits far beyond the operational temperatures of the core, the coolant cannot flash into steam.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sits

Noun

Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
When choosing a shade, think about the natural flush of your cheeks and match that.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

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Free and open to all ages, participants track their hikes using the Goosechase app or with a travel log available at the district’s nature centers, including Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook and Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The production centers on a voodoo queen and the mysterious happenings in a cemetery.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of centers

Verb

The program unites businesses such as Stellantis that want to prevent crime on or near their properties; the business installs surveillance cameras, which are then monitored by DPD officers who use the footage to investigate potential crimes.

— Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Hunker also installs a complete electrical system via TrekMount modular mounting hardware.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

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