Synonyms for Set about:

• n.

  •
  • set on,
  • fly at,
  • attack,
  • come at,
  • assault,
  • go for,
  • mug,
  • assail,
  • ambush,
  • strike at.
  •approach (noun)
  • approach.
  •attempt (noun)
  • attempt.
  •set about (noun)
  • get,
  • start out.
  •start (noun)
  • begin a task,
  • start doing.

• v.

  •approach (verb)
  • commence,
  • start.
  •assume (verb)
  • appropriate,
  • embrace,
  • arrogate,
  • don,
  • seize,
  • acquire,
  • accept,
  • confiscate.
  •begin (verb)
  • bring about,
  • impel,
  • go ahead,
  • DO,
  • trigger,
  • drive,
  • cause,
  • eventuate,
  • induce,
  • break ground,
  • prepare,
  • generate,
  • lay foundation for,
  • break the ice,
  • occasion,
  • set up,
  • bring to pass,
  • instigate,
  • activate,
  • give birth to,
  • create,
  • go into,
  • mount,
  • produce,
  • effect,
  • establish,
  • make active,
  • open,
  • introduce,
  • give impulse,
  • set in motion,
  • get going,
  • make,
  • found,
  • actualize,
  • motivate,
  • originate.
  •dig in (verb)
  • chew,
  • burrow,
  • spring,
  • consume,
  • start eating,
  • eat,
  • rise,
  • bite,
  • delve.
  •embark (verb)
  • board,
  • set sail.
  •embark on (verb)
  • get off,
  • jump off,
  • set to,
  • tee off,
  • broach.
  •engage (verb)
  • enchant,
  • absorb,
  • employ,
  • enthrall,
  • involve,
  • preoccupy,
  • monopolize,
  • imbue,
  • bewitch,
  • grip,
  • catch,
  • busy,
  • draw,
  • partake,
  • allure,
  • arrest,
  • tie up,
  • soak,
  • participate,
  • charm,
  • join,
  • immerse,
  • fascinate,
  • practice,
  • interest,
  • captivate,
  • enter into,
  • pitch in.
  •enter (verb)
  • muster,
  • commit oneself,
  • sign up,
  • participate in,
  • get oneself into,
  • enlist,
  • sign on,
  • become member,
  • lead off,
  • join up,
  • subscribe,
  • set out on,
  • enroll.
  •go about (verb)
  • get busy with,
  • devote oneself to,
  • occupy oneself with,
  • be employed,
  • work at,
  • engage in.
  •lay into (verb)
  • let fly at,
  • invade,
  • lambaste,
  • fire at,
  • battle,
  • belabor.
  •Other relevant words: (verb)
  • initiate,
  • pioneer,
  • move.
  •pitch in (verb)
  • help,
  • contribute work,
  • aid,
  • do one's bit,
  • hop to it,
  • get cracking,
  • buckle down,
  • chip in,
  • fall to,
  • contribute,
  • join in,
  • jump in,
  • volunteer,
  • go to it,
  • cooperate,
  • come through,
  • lend a hand,
  • wade in,
  • help; get busy.
  •tackle (verb)
  • bang away at,
  • work on,
  • essay,
  • square off,
  • take a shot at,
  • try,
  • go for it,
  • deal with,
  • start the ball rolling,
  • come to grips with,
  • turn one's hand to,
  • apply oneself,
  • pitch into,
  • take in hand,
  • make a run at.
  •take on (verb)
  • become,
  • develop,
  • append,
  • handle,
  • endeavor,
  • come to have,
  • turn,
  • agree to do,
  • take upon oneself,
  • hire,
  • annex,
  • add,
  • venture,
  • retain,
  • put on,
  • address oneself to,
  • adopt,
  • espouse.
  •wade (verb)
  • labor,
  • drudge,
  • trek,
  • paddle,
  • walk,
  • stumble,
  • toil,
  • bathe,
  • splash.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • jump-start,
  • leap in,
  • burst into,
  • launch into,
  • get around to,
  • enter on,
  • get about,
  • start on,
  • plunge in,
  • hoe in,
  • dive in.
  •
  • rock and roll,
  • plunge into,
  • set-to,
  • get down to,
  • kick out,
  • start-off,
  • turn to,
  • go to,
  • buy into,
  • weigh into.
  •
  • follow up,
  • kick in,
  • launch,
  • take to,
  • get to,
  • inaugurate.
  •
  • break into,
  • institute.
  •
  • boot,
  • get into.
  •
  • follow,
  • lead,
  • go on.
  •
  • kick.
  •begin
  • originates,
  • got going,
  • founding,
  • sets in motion,
  • gives birth to,
  • Originating,
  • impelled,
  • inducing,
  • triggering,
  • Initiating,
  • gave birth to,
  • getting going,
  • triggers,
  • setting in motion,
  • Instituting,
  • occasions,
  • sets up,
  • breaking ground,
  • went ahead.
  •dig in
  • eaten.
  •embark on
  • teed off.
  •enter
  • signing up,
  • joined up,
  • joins up,
  • signs up,
  • got into,
  • participated in,
  • signing on,
  • signed up,
  • leading off,
  • led off.
  •go about
  • devoted to,
  • being employed,
  • devote to,
  • going about,
  • engaged in,
  • occupied with,
  • worked at.
  •Other relevant words:
  • try out,
  • act,
  • keep busy,
  • engage,
  • address oneself,
  • enamor,
  • have a shot at,
  • light into,
  • enter,
  • took part,
  • go for broke,
  • entrain,
  • Busied,
  • going for broke,
  • have a try,
  • entraining,
  • embarked upon,
  • busies,
  • get feet wet,
  • have a go at,
  • fall into,
  • setting out,
  • go aboard ship,
  • have a hand in,
  • embark upon,
  • undertake,
  • lay into,
  • embark on,
  • have a fling at,
  • take over,
  • attended to,
  • Preengage,
  • leave port,
  • try for size,
  • take the plunge,
  • work through,
  • go about,
  • dig in,
  • fording,
  • taking over,
  • enter upon,
  • get stuck in,
  • give a whirl,
  • take ship,
  • take on,
  • go out for,
  • try on for size,
  • Embarking,
  • set out,
  • FORDS,
  • taking part,
  • wade,
  • take on board,
  • give a try,
  • Busying,
  • set,
  • Forded,
  • tackle,
  • take up,
  • wading,
  • emplane,
  • tear into,
  • assume,
  • embark,
  • begin,
  • attend to,
  • entrained,
  • put on board,
  • ford,
  • take part,
  • go in for.
  •pitch in
  • co-operated,
  • hop it,
  • co-operates,
  • joining in,
  • joined in,
  • co-operate,
  • Volunteering,
  • co-operating.
  •tackle
  • squared off,
  • squaring off,
  • working on,
  • start ball rolling,
  • worked on.
  •take on
  • address to,
  • be coming,
  • addressed to.

Antonyms for Set about:

• v.

  • approach
    distance, leave, depart, go away.
  • assume
    end, conclude, reject, doubt, give, not believe, not take, complete, finish, offer, not do, let alone.
  • begin
    consummate, check, discourage, cease, destroy, fail, die, lose, repress, stop, ignore, ruin, dissuade, halt, neglect, close, prevent.
  • dig in
    delay, procrastinate, avoid, postpone.
  • embark
    disembark, stay.
  • engage
    discharge, release, break up, banish, give up, repel, dismiss, surrender, fire, forget, decline, defuse, offend, disgust, refuse, repulse, let go, shun, oust, turn off, break off, eject, yield, free, cancel, disenchant, disinterest, disconnect, expel, bore.
  • enter
    dodge, refrain, erase, go, withdraw, delete, abstain, exit.
  • lay into
    compliment, praise.
  • pitch in
    hinder, hurt.
  • tackle
    idle, be lazy.
  • undertake
    deny, forego, break, disagree.
  • wade
    laze.
  • Other antonyms:
    terminate.

Homophones for Set about:

• seedbed, St. Bede, stupid, stop dead, St. David, stay put, stave wood, stephead, stupidity, shot put, seedpod, sudafed, stuffed, stop bath, stovepiped, sweet potato, sixty-fifth, step out, stopped, St. Baeda, stub out, stooped, stupefied, stabbed, sex activity, St. Beda, stoop to.