Definition for Set on:

• attack someone physically or emotionally; " The mugger assaulted the woman"; " Nightmares assailed him regularly"

Synonyms for Set on:

• adj.

  •bent on (adjective)
  • dead set on,
  • out to,
  • bound,
  • fixed upon,
  • intent on,
  • determined upon.
  •bound and determined (adjective)
  • hell-bent.
  •determined (adjective)
  • dogged,
  • resolute,
  • persevering,
  • decisive,
  • earnest,
  • pat,
  • resolved,
  • decided,
  • constant,
  • unflinching,
  • settled,
  • serious,
  • intent,
  • strong-willed,
  • tenacious,
  • firm,
  • unhesitating,
  • single-minded,
  • unwavering,
  • solid,
  • unfaltering,
  • purposeful,
  • mean business,
  • buckled down,
  • obstinate,
  • fixed.
  •hell-bent (adjective)
  • relentless,
  • persistent,
  • driven,
  • unrelenting,
  • obsessed,
  • hellbent.
  •opinionated (adjective)
  • bigoted,
  • pragmatic,
  • overbearing,
  • high-handed,
  • cocksure,
  • dogmatic,
  • biased,
  • pigheaded,
  • bullheaded,
  • hard-line,
  • set-on,
  • cocky,
  • one-sided,
  • assertive,
  • bossy,
  • uncompromising,
  • dictatorial,
  • prejudiced,
  • self-assertive,
  • locked in,
  • weighted,
  • oracular,
  • intransigent,
  • adamant,
  • arbitrary,
  • pragmatical,
  • doctrinaire,
  • conceited,
  • set in stone,
  • tilted.
  •resting (adjective)
  • settled on,
  • located,
  • Resting,
  • placed,
  • supported by,
  • Reposing,
  • lying,
  • seated,
  • established.

• n.

  •
  • mug,
  • strike at,
  • ambush,
  • come at.
  •assail (noun)
  • assail.
  •attack (noun)
  • attack.
  •bent on (noun)
  • bent.
  •set on (noun)
  • assault.

• v.

  •cover (verb)
  • camouflage,
  • cloak,
  • conceal,
  • do on the sly,
  • carpet,
  • enclose,
  • screen,
  • mantle,
  • board up,
  • dress,
  • cap,
  • veil,
  • envelop,
  • cache,
  • shield,
  • superimpose,
  • overlay,
  • protect,
  • invest,
  • house,
  • ensconce,
  • crown,
  • secrete,
  • enshroud,
  • bush up,
  • blanket,
  • mask,
  • canopy,
  • daub,
  • surface,
  • shade,
  • coat,
  • overcast,
  • obscure,
  • clothe,
  • shroud,
  • layer,
  • eclipse,
  • hood,
  • enfold,
  • stash,
  • put on,
  • superpose,
  • encase,
  • bury,
  • overspread,
  • cover up,
  • disguise,
  • curtain.
  •foment (verb)
  • arouse,
  • agitate,
  • quicken,
  • start,
  • abet,
  • nurture,
  • brew,
  • stimulate,
  • incite,
  • nurse,
  • foster,
  • spur,
  • excite,
  • promote,
  • encourage,
  • goad,
  • cultivate.
  •instigate (verb)
  • rouse,
  • suggest,
  • initiate,
  • scheme,
  • work up,
  • insinuate,
  • inflame,
  • add fuel,
  • kindle,
  • urge,
  • impel,
  • bring about,
  • plan,
  • move,
  • persuade,
  • actuate,
  • hint,
  • egg on,
  • plot,
  • prompt,
  • needle.
  •provoke (verb)
  • enrage,
  • offend,
  • exercise,
  • insult,
  • irk,
  • bug,
  • chafe,
  • exasperate,
  • fret,
  • put out,
  • annoy,
  • nag,
  • rile,
  • infuriate,
  • ruffle,
  • gall,
  • perturb,
  • affront,
  • abrade,
  • madden,
  • bother,
  • get under one's skin,
  • roil,
  • vex,
  • upset,
  • anger,
  • grate.
  •raise (verb)
  • advance,
  • activate,
  • broach,
  • motivate,
  • awaken,
  • cause,
  • bring up,
  • resurrect,
  • evoke,
  • moot.
  •set (verb)
  • commence,
  • begin.
  •whip up (verb)
  • disturb,
  • drive,
  • hound,
  • prod,
  • compel,
  • prick,
  • push.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • go for,
  • rough up,
  • do over,
  • claw,
  • go at someone,
  • work over,
  • set about,
  • lay into,
  • hammer away at,
  • light into,
  • set upon,
  • tear into,
  • fall on,
  • bombard,
  • fly at.
  •
  • manhandle,
  • swoop,
  • counterattack,
  • strike back.
  •
  • thrust.
  •
  • turn on,
  • strike out.
  •
  • jump.
  •
  • rush.
  •
  • surprise,
  • strike.
  •
  • charge.
  •
  • get.
  •cover
  • layered,
  • Superposed,
  • Shrouded,
  • Housed,
  • overspreading,
  • Hooding,
  • curtained,
  • Curtaining,
  • overcasting,
  • super-imposed,
  • superposes,
  • overspreads,
  • Mantling,
  • carpeting,
  • mantled,
  • covering up,
  • Canopying,
  • enshrouded,
  • encasing,
  • over spread,
  • covers up,
  • Secreted,
  • Layering,
  • canopied,
  • carpeted,
  • Superposing,
  • Hooded,
  • shrouding,
  • encases,
  • covered up.
  •Other relevant words:
  • elevate,
  • tickle,
  • bushwhack,
  • ennoble,
  • fond of,
  • come between,
  • rigid,
  • spoiling for,
  • unyielding,
  • glorify,
  • fire,
  • decided upon,
  • unalterable,
  • blow the coals,
  • incense,
  • exalt,
  • base,
  • go at,
  • pounce on,
  • dying to,
  • have at,
  • strict,
  • immovable,
  • keen on,
  • blitz,
  • make trouble,
  • unshakeable,
  • gang up on,
  • worship,
  • alienate,
  • positive,
  • crack down on,
  • root,
  • bottom on,
  • apotheosize,
  • pounce upon,
  • idolize,
  • unbending,
  • revere,
  • prone,
  • sail into,
  • fall upon,
  • fan the flame,
  • dignify,
  • unshaken,
  • whet,
  • stir,
  • settled upon,
  • inclined,
  • underlie,
  • set against,
  • place on,
  • divide,
  • heat up,
  • inflexible,
  • unchangeable,
  • heat,
  • sow dissension,
  • disunite,
  • partial to,
  • descend on,
  • pound,
  • aggravate,
  • feed the fire,
  • swoop down on,
  • estrange,
  • bed,
  • inclined toward,
  • pitch into,
  • harry,
  • pedestal,
  • bed on,
  • deify,
  • definite,
  • ferment,
  • land on,
  • HIT,
  • rally,
  • undeviating,
  • lay hands on,
  • undergird,
  • fain,
  • unshakable,
  • separate,
  • insistent,
  • descend upon,
  • take the offensive,
  • dying for,
  • found on,
  • aching for,
  • wade into,
  • set at odds,
  • pit against,
  • leaning toward,
  • itching,
  • itching for,
  • pique,
  • come down on,
  • obdurate,
  • intent upon,
  • stir up trouble,
  • irritate,
  • aberration,
  • bent upon,
  • ground on,
  • staunch,
  • disaffect,
  • build on,
  • fan,
  • unchanging,
  • nettle.

Antonyms for Set on:

• adj.

  • determined
    hesitating, undetermined, soft, undecided, unfixed, weak, indefinite, wavering, changeable, yielding, irresolute, vacillating, flexible.
  • opinionated
    indifferent, shy, compromising, open-minded.
  • resting
    active.

• v.

  • cover
    exclude, forget, leave alone, abandon, lay bare, lay out, tell, disregard, ignore, take out, uncover, show, open, reveal, unmask, unwrap, expose, let go.
  • foment
    conclude, dampen, deter, calm, tranquilize, destroy, neglect, cease, depress, lull, quiet, finish, dissuade, end, repress, stop, condemn, discourage.
  • instigate
    prevent, suppress, halt, put out.
  • provoke
    appease, alleviate, pacify, please, aid, lose, assuage, soothe, help, hinder, fail, placate, delight, make happy, compliment, gratify, comfort.
  • raise
    deaden, bore, diminish, raze, decrease, drop, demolish, reduce, lessen, lower.
  • set
    displace, go up, liquefy, remove, ascend, soften, rise.
  • Other antonyms:
    protect, guard, cover, secure, defend, shield.

Homophones for Set on:

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