SAT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

sat

verb

Definition of sat next

past tense of sit

as in squatted

to rest on the buttocks or haunches everybody needs to sit down because it's time for class

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as in seated

to cause to sit down the host had to sit some of the guests on the porch

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as in spawned

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop we didn't want to disturb the hens, as they were sitting

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as in stood

to occupy a place or location the monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield

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Recent Examples of sat Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg. —

Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024 The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps. —

Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on. —

Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024 Cold temperatures did not stop two dogs in Colorado from fetching two tennis balls that sat perfectly on top of a lake. —

Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 In the 2023 World Baseball Classic, his fastball sat 100 mph. —

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 Which made for an ugly game on Saturday, when Towns sat due to what the team listed as patellar tendinopathy in his right knee. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024 The minimalist dress also featured a black belt, which sat above Lawrence's baby bump. —

Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024

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Verb

Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.

— Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
As catcher Dillon Dingler got down in his catching stance, Hinch squatted and leaned against a fence off to the side.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026