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

Some upper-level seats were sold because of demand, but those buyers were relocated downstairs Tuesday once production was installed and additional lower-level seats opened up. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 At one point during the outdoor ceremony, all guests rose from their seats and surrounded the couple, who stood before a wooden cross, to join them in prayer. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 On its Dreamliners, first-class customers will soon be able to close sliding doors around their seats for privacy. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The coldest seats in baseball may be in Chicago, between the Cubs and the White Sox, and the greater Chicago suburb of Milwaukee. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The House majority is expected to be decided by a handful of seats in a shrinking number of competitive districts, potentially creating a similar political dynamic to the past four years under GOP control, a chaotic new era in Congress. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 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 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

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seats

Noun

Kennedy’s Albany is a vital, violent place, a hothouse of gangsters, pool hustlers, bums, crooked politicians, and showgirls.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of bums

Noun

For a brand with more than 700 points of sale, the next stage of growth is not about adding more stores in the usual fashion capitals.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Over the last five years, efforts to make social networks Facebook and Instagram safer for young people have erupted across courts, classrooms and capitals.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitals

Verb

Motorsport meets nuclear engineering Power conversion sits between the reactor and the electrical grid.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
In the next scene, Musk sits at a roundtable with his army of early 20s DOGE staffers, looking on proudly alongside Fox News’ Jesse Watters.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sits

Noun

Rose Gray played her All Points East festival set with super-sparkled cheeks, while Lady Gaga tested out the season’s trending clavi-cut.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Lips and cheeks have been hogging all the attention recently, while lids and lashes have been going nearly naked.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026

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Why data centers are becoming a political issue For years, politicians in both parties largely celebrated data centers as job creators and economic development projects.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
The county will use 12 locations as early voting centers, according to Dickens.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 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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