What is another word for set off?
456 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sˈɛt ˈɒf], [ sˈɛt ˈɒf], [ s_ˈɛ_t ˈɒ_f]
Set off is a phrasal verb that means to start or cause something to start, or to leave a place for a trip or journey. There are several synonyms for the phrase, including trigger, initiate, kick-start, activate, commence, launch, begin, start, depart, embark, and take off. Each of these synonyms implies a slightly different nuance or connotation. For example, "initiate" and "activate" suggest a deliberate or intentional action, while "kick-start" and "trigger" imply a sudden or unexpected beginning. "Depart" and "embark" have a specific meaning related to travel, while "launch" and "take off" are often used in a figurative sense, to describe the starting of a venture or project.
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Similar words for set off:
- mounted (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- activate (noun)
- actuate (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- part (noun)
- atone (verb)
- beautify (verb)
- bound on; be on the edge (verb)
- cause, effect (verb)
- circulate (verb)
- compensate (verb)
- compensate; make amends for former misdoing (verb)
- complement, enhance (verb)
- convert for military use (verb)
- counterbalance (verb)
- detonate or throw a weapon (verb)
- detonate weapon (verb)
- differentiate (verb)
- discharge (verb)
- encourage, provoke (verb)
- feature (verb)
- flow (verb)
- garnish (verb)
- give prominence to (verb)
- grace (verb)
- incite (verb)
- intensify (verb)
- make a distinction (verb)
- make more forceful, severe (verb)
- militarize (verb)
- mobilize (verb)
- offset (verb)
- outweigh (verb)
- produce (verb)
- shoot (verb)
- spark (verb)
- tell the difference (verb)
- trigger (verb)
- other synonyms
- atone
- beautify
- blow up
- compensate
- contrast
- effectuate
- flatter
- intensify
- make up
- outweigh
- produce
- set-off
Synonyms for Set off:
adj.
• mounted (adjective) • Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
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- create.
- part.
v.
• atone (verb)- make up for,
- apologize,
- make reparation,
- pay,
- make amends,
- offset,
- answer,
- recompense,
- take one's medicine,
- redress,
- do penance,
- repair,
- make redress,
- expiate,
- pay one's dues,
- propitiate,
- correct,
- reconcile,
- square,
- appease,
- absolve,
- balance.
- deck,
- trim,
- make up,
- dress up,
- array,
- ornament,
- grace,
- improve,
- bedeck,
- gild,
- prettify,
- decorate,
- glamorize,
- embellish,
- garnish.
- circle,
- move around,
- radiate,
- travel,
- rotate,
- fly about,
- get about,
- go about,
- gyrate,
- wander,
- mill around,
- mobilize,
- revolve,
- get around.
- cancel out,
- annul,
- fix,
- better,
- invalidate,
- negate,
- atone for,
- nullify,
- abrogate,
- countervail,
- negative.
- fire.
- discern,
- extricate,
- severalize,
- individualize,
- characterize,
- comprehend,
- know,
- know what's what,
- redline,
- antithesize,
- demarcate,
- sever,
- mark,
- discriminate,
- discrepate,
- individuate,
- set apart,
- understand,
- tell apart,
- split hairs.
- emphasize,
- call attention to,
- make conspicuous,
- italicize,
- accentuate,
- underline,
- star,
- stress,
- advertise,
- promote,
- underscore,
- headline,
- spotlight,
- play up,
- point up.
- drive,
- exhort,
- stir up,
- talk into,
- instigate,
- craze,
- influence,
- agitate,
- goad,
- fan the fire,
- whip up,
- PSYCH,
- inflame,
- inspire,
- persuade,
- motivate,
- arouse,
- egg on,
- inspirit,
- rouse,
- prick,
- push,
- animate,
- urge,
- prompt,
- key up,
- raise,
- juice,
- get to,
- further,
- forward,
- foment,
- abet,
- solicit,
- put up to,
- trigger,
- taunt,
- encourage,
- coax.
- boost,
- heat up,
- concentrate,
- exalt,
- redouble,
- sharpen,
- rise,
- accent,
- lighten,
- Intensate,
- increase,
- beef up,
- exacerbate,
- whet,
- quicken,
- magnify,
- aggravate,
- reinforce,
- pour it on,
- strengthen,
- add to,
- build up,
- spike,
- brighten,
- tone up,
- darken,
- point,
- deepen,
- step up,
- aggrandize,
- add fuel,
- escalate.
- gather,
- make ready,
- put in motion,
- muster,
- assemble,
- call to arms,
- ready,
- set in motion,
- call up,
- propel,
- get ready,
- marshal,
- rally,
- organize,
- prepare.
- eclipse,
- overshadow,
- predominate,
- surpass,
- prevail,
- tip the scales,
- exceed,
- outbalance,
- outrival,
- take precedence,
- outrun,
- overcome,
- preponderate,
- excel.
Other synonyms:
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- usher in,
- shoot,
- sequester,
- camp up,
- invent,
- scare up,
- expedite,
- counterpoise,
- effectuate,
- Ingenerate,
- fashion,
- bring about.
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- tickle,
- hasten,
- contrive,
- inaugurate,
- justify,
- institute,
- lead to,
- phase,
- enhance,
- provide,
- neutralize,
- beget,
- improvise,
- slay,
- stimulate,
- counterbalance,
- spawn,
- become,
- erect,
- catalyze,
- counteract,
- conjure up,
- evolve.
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- clown,
- compose,
- occasion,
- excite,
- adorn,
- beautify,
- generate,
- impel,
- kick off,
- sustain,
- build,
- mediate,
- induce,
- compensate,
- work up,
- galvanize,
- strike off,
- pique,
- outweigh,
- spin off.
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- form.
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- force.
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- have.
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- set.
- paid one's dues,
- making for,
- made up for,
- take medicine,
- made for,
- setting off,
- expiates,
- makes amends,
- making amends,
- pay dues,
- doing penance,
- made amends.
- Negatived,
- cancelling out,
- Counterpoising,
- cancelled out,
- Negativing,
- canceled out,
- counterpoised,
- atoned for.
- Bracketing,
- matched up,
- set in opposition,
- stack up against,
- mismatched,
- hold a candle to,
- be unlike,
- be variable,
- Bracketed,
- be dissimilar,
- match up,
- mismatching,
- be diverse,
- be a foil to,
- be contrary to.
- make peace,
- shaking hands,
- come to terms,
- made up,
- makes up,
- coming to terms,
- shake hands,
- forgive and forget.
How to use "Set off" in context?
When something sets off a reaction in someone, it can be a lasting impression or it can be a momentary feeling of annoyance. Most often, when we speak of setting something off, we're referring to a trigger - something that makes someone react in a certain way. Triggers can be intentional or unintentional, but all of them can pack a punch.
Some common examples of triggers include things such as insults or direct confrontation, but they can also be far more subtle. For some people, even the slightest suggestion of intimacy can set them off. Others might experience a sudden surge of anger over something that's happened in the past.
Homophones for Set off:
- shut up, step up, stave off, sheet web, sedative, staff, stave, sweet pea, Stupe, sixty-five, southpaw, stuff, s.t.p., suggestive, stoop, stoup, stupefy, shade off, stop, stevia, soda pop, sky dive, stay off, stovepipe, set up, sicative, stop up, stab, stay up, stoep, stub, stative, Stupa, stipe, side view, setoff, setup, skydive, shtup, sit by, sweet bay, steep, shoot up, stubby, Swot Up, sweat off, stiff, staph, steppe, stob, sawed-off, sit-up, staffa, step-up, stove, sit up, stp, stuffy, shut off, sweetpea, step, side of beef.
Hyponym for Set off:
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