Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
Set is a synonym for line in progression topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead the word "Line" as a noun or a verb.
Set
Set noun - A group of people acting together within a larger group.
How words are described
| old | old line | old set |
| good | good line | good set |
| full | full line | full set |
| long | long line | long set |
| Other adjectives: exact, particular, similar, specific, certain, standard, original, small, actual, entire, main, famous, final, classic, next, last, different, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- During an Irish Drinking Song, Colin is set up to say a line that rhymes with trucker, but instead he just smiles and says nothing.
Source: Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion -
The Winter Soldier makes repeated references to "I'm with you to the end of the line" in the emo songs he writes; the line was a set of Arc Words in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Source: Video Game / Avengers Academy -
This is confirmed in the season two finale, where among other things one set body surfs across a line containing another set.
Source: Series / Portlandia
Cite this Source
Set and Line. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/set
Line & Set. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/set>.
Set or Line. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/set.
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