Play and Settle

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Play

Play verb - To spend time in aimless activity.
Usage example: just played around while we waited for the bus to arrive
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Settle is an antonym for play.
Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Settle

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).
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Antonyms for Settle
Play is an antonym for settle.
Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor
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Common collocations

way play way settle way
world play world settle world
game play game settle game

Both words in one sentence

  • Plus there is a game mechanic allowing you to settle Men in your homelands themselves, potentially allowing you to play this trope straight.
    Source: Video Game / The Fourth Age: Total War
  • Pirates Versus Ninjas Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior allows you to play as ninjas and pirates (out of 6 classes), so you could easily settle this debate with your friends.
    Source: Pirates Versus Ninjas
  • Carolina's very debut in anime was as LadyDevimon in Digimon Adventure, and then she would play Yolei Inoue to settle down her specialties.
    Source: Creator / Carolina Tak
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