What is another word for set back?
227 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ sˈɛt bˈak], [ sˈɛt bˈak], [ s_ˈɛ_t b_ˈa_k]Table of Contents
Similar words for set back:- depressed (adjective)
- bog down (noun)
- hold over (noun)
- knock back (noun)
- put-off (noun)
- put back (noun)
- put over (noun)
- set back (noun)
- bog down (verb)
- cost (verb)
- demote (verb)
- detain (verb)
- downgrade (verb)
- hold up (verb)
- mire (verb)
- repulse (verb)
- retard (verb)
- set back (verb)
- slow (verb)
- other synonyms
- bog down
- demote
- hold up
- repulse
- slow
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Set back:
adj.
•depressed (adjective)n.
•bog down (noun)- bog.
v.
•bog down (verb) •cost (verb) •demote (verb)- degrade,
- kick downstairs,
- Declass,
- reduce,
- bench,
- lower,
- dismiss,
- hold back,
- break,
- relegate,
- bump,
- demerit,
- Disrate,
- bust,
- demean.
- pick up,
- intern,
- apprehend,
- pinch*,
- nab,
- jail,
- constrain,
- check,
- ice*,
- inhibit,
- put away,
- pull in,
- restrain,
- hinder,
- run in,
- confine,
- reserve.
- depreciate,
- devalue,
- denigrate,
- decry,
- humble,
- disparage,
- abase,
- minimize,
- bump*,
- run down,
- break*,
- decrease,
- write off,
- undervalue.
- ensnare,
- involve,
- trap,
- soil,
- cling,
- snare,
- flounder,
- implicate,
- dirty,
- stick,
- embroil,
- entrap,
- tangle,
- enmesh,
- entangle.
- fight off,
- drive back,
- ward off,
- kick in the teeth,
- resist,
- throw back,
- nix,
- fend off,
- put down,
- reject,
- rebuff,
- heave-ho,
- brush off,
- rebut,
- overthrow,
- repel,
- beat off,
- stave off,
- keep off,
- push back.
- brings to screeching halt,
- brought screeching halt,
- brings screeching halt,
- bringing to screeching halt,
- chokes off,
- brought to screeching halt,
- bring screeching halt,
- closes off,
- retardating,
- post pones,
- retardated,
- bringing screeching halt,
- post-pones,
- post pone.
- decelerate,
- defeat,
- embog,
- reverse,
- impede.
- backwatering,
- back watering,
- eases up,
- wound down,
- embogging,
- hitting brakes,
- re-lax,
- winds down,
- hits brakes,
- lets down flaps,
- hit brakes,
- reduces speed,
- loses steam,
- back-watered,
- letting down flaps,
- hits the brakes,
- losing speed,
- back waters,
- letted down flaps,
- embogs,
- reduced speed,
- back water,
- easing up,
- lost speed,
- eases off,
- re lax,
- reducing speed,
- anchored it,
- kept waiting,
- anchors it,
- back-watering,
- winded down,
- back watered,
- losing steam,
- anchoring it,
- embogged,
- reining in,
- hitting the brakes,
- loses speed,
- eased off,
- keeping waiting,
- lost steam,
- keeps waiting,
- back-waters,
- backwatered.
Other synonyms:
•bog down- slow up,
- slow down,
- hang up,
- Slackened,
- slackening,
- slowed down,
- slackens,
- Sank,
- slowed up,
- impeded.
Antonyms for Set back:
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adj.
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v.
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downgrade
raise.
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downgrade
Homophones for Set back:
- sheatfish, set-back, setback, steps, shadowbox, stoppage, stubbs, Society Of Jesus, steepish, stepwise, sotto voce, stapes, stopcock, studbook, sit back, setophaga, stopes, stops, sweatbox, sea catfish, sea steps, sweet buckeye, shadow box, statute book, scatophagy, set piece, stypsis, sweat bag, staff office, shadbush.
