Ground
Ground noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Usage example: take her picture against a blue ground in order to bring out her blue eyes
Set and ground are semantically related. in base topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead the word "Ground" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like activity.
How words are described
| old | old ground | old set |
| best | best ground | best set |
| similar | similar ground | similar set |
| normal | normal ground | normal set |
| Other adjectives: common, original, actual, entire, massive, big, main, new, last. | ||
Common collocations
| story | ground story | set story |
Both words in one sentence
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Flaming Emblem: Matt apparently drew his famous "DD" emblem in gasoline and let it set at a crime scene, knowing that someone would flick a cigarette on the ground and set it off.
Source: Film / Daredevil -
In Daredevil, the title hero apparently drew his famous "DD" emblem in gasoline and let it set at a crime scene, knowing that someone would flick a cigarette on the ground and set it off.
Source: Flaming Emblem -
Not only does this look awesome but the flames make a satisfying low whoosh sound as they hit the ground and set red-shirts alight.
Source: Death from Above
Cite this Source
Set and Ground. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ground/set
Ground & Set. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ground/set>.
Set or Ground. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ground/set.
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