Synonyms for Set back:

• n.

  •set back (noun)
  • offset,
  • postpone,
  • table,
  • prorogue,
  • put back,
  • setoff,
  • hold over,
  • remit,
  • shelve,
  • defer,
  • put over,
  • knock back.

• v.

  •hold up (verb)
  • prorogue.

• Other synonyms:

  •hold up
  • prorogue.

Antonyms for Set back:

• adj.

  • depressed
    convex, pushed up, bulging, raised.

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    abandon, accede, aid, approach, argue, assist, at ease, attack, back off, backtrack, bolster, bottle up, cancel, casual, censor, check, cheek, chicken out, circle, combat, conceal, concede, confirm, constrain, contain, contradict, control, cop out, corroborate, curb, decrease, delay, demur, desert, desist, disagree, dispute, dodge, draw back, economize, edgy, employ, expedite, face, forbear, fore, forsake, front, future, give in, give up, go back on, head, hesitate, hide, hinder, hold back, inhibit, jittery, jumpy, keep back, late, lessen, limit, look back, loop, lower, nervous, progress, prohibit, prune, re-enter, reappear, rebut, recall, recant, recede, reciprocate, recoil, recollect, recompense, recoup, recover, recur, reduce, refund, refuse, regain, regress, reimburse, rein, reinforce, relaxed, remember, renege, repay, reply, repossess, repress, repudiate, reserve, resign, resist, resort to, restrain, restrict, retaliate, retire, retort, retract, retreat, retrench, retrieve, return, reverse, revert, revisit, second, shrink, slash, speed up, square, substantiate, support, suppress, surrender, tense, think back, thwart, together, trim, undermine, unflappable, unhurried, uptight, weaken, withdraw, withhold, yield, Retrocede, stand by, twitchy, downsize, get even with, hit back, make use of, settle up, talk back, start back, retard, call upon, be reluctant, on edge, have recourse to, easy-going, admit defeat, arrive home, move forward, change one's mind, free and easy, keep dark, keep under one's hat, keyed-up, press into service, put up a fight, retrace one's steps, wound-up, be avenged, settle a score, back-pedal, be impertinent, hold in check, keep a tight rein on, take vengeance on, defend oneself, get one's own back, be cheeky, draw or pull in one's horns, give tit for tat, easy-oasy, come back or home, settle the score with, be backward, stem the flow.

• v.

  • demote
    promote, upgrade, improve, rate.
  • detain
    let go, release, free, liberate.
  • downgrade
    raise.
  • hold up
    continue, allow, permit.
  • repulse
    attract, enchant.
  • set back
    advance, forward.