Synonyms for Setting to:

• v.

  •argue (verb)
  • hash,
  • feud,
  • buck,
  • row,
  • quarrel,
  • sass,
  • put up a struggle,
  • quibble,
  • disagree,
  • pick an argument,
  • go one on one,
  • hammer away,
  • gang up on,
  • cross,
  • battle,
  • lock horns,
  • set to,
  • get in one's face,
  • rehash,
  • jump,
  • wrangle,
  • squabble,
  • hassle,
  • altercate,
  • face off,
  • sock it to,
  • face down,
  • pettifog,
  • contend,
  • knock around,
  • bump heads,
  • stick it to,
  • have at each other,
  • cross swords,
  • mix it up,
  • bandy,
  • talk back,
  • bicker,
  • hammer,
  • dispute,
  • put up a fight,
  • have at it,
  • hash over,
  • break with,
  • jump on.
  •attack (verb)
  • tear into,
  • buckle down,
  • take up,
  • start in on,
  • plunge into,
  • dive into,
  • tackle,
  • deal with.
  •buckle down (verb)
  • pitch in,
  • keep close to,
  • take the bull by the horns,
  • bend,
  • throw,
  • occupy oneself with,
  • concentrate on,
  • swing into action,
  • give oneself over to,
  • dedicate oneself to,
  • get serious,
  • put one's hand to the plow,
  • keep one's mind on,
  • devote oneself to,
  • knuckle down,
  • attend to,
  • launch into,
  • give,
  • exert oneself,
  • apply oneself,
  • turn,
  • put one's nose to the grindstone,
  • address.
  •contend (verb)
  • dictate,
  • tell,
  • prescribe,
  • take on,
  • mix,
  • avow,
  • lay into,
  • lace into,
  • light into,
  • urge,
  • affirm,
  • sock it to one,
  • blast,
  • put up argument,
  • say,
  • insist,
  • aver,
  • have at,
  • come at,
  • defend,
  • allege,
  • charge,
  • let have it,
  • rip,
  • warrant,
  • fly in face of,
  • enjoin,
  • claim,
  • maintain,
  • have bone to pick,
  • go at,
  • justify,
  • vindicate,
  • report,
  • debate,
  • hold,
  • assert,
  • lock horns with,
  • zap.
  •contest (verb)
  • conflict,
  • duel,
  • scrap,
  • vie,
  • fight over,
  • attack,
  • compete,
  • scuffle,
  • lay a finger on,
  • put up dukes,
  • repel,
  • traverse,
  • lay out,
  • withstand,
  • strike,
  • knuckle with,
  • put on gloves,
  • square off,
  • rival,
  • tilt,
  • brawl,
  • struggle,
  • sock,
  • rumpus.
  •debate (verb)
  • contest,
  • confab,
  • answer,
  • rebut,
  • toss around,
  • disprove,
  • agitate,
  • refute,
  • kick around,
  • cogitate,
  • prove,
  • canvass,
  • deliberate,
  • question,
  • Discept,
  • consider,
  • hammer away at,
  • demonstrate,
  • thrash out,
  • moot,
  • pick a bone,
  • controvert,
  • talk game,
  • differ,
  • confute,
  • oppose,
  • reason,
  • chew the fat.
  •disagree (verb)
  • fight,
  • discord,
  • divide,
  • bring action,
  • sue,
  • clash,
  • fall out,
  • disaccord,
  • object,
  • war,
  • have words,
  • palter,
  • spat,
  • controversialize,
  • skirmish,
  • spar,
  • haggle,
  • go for the jugular,
  • take issue,
  • logomachize,
  • dissent.
  •embark on (verb)
  • enter,
  • tee off,
  • launch,
  • set out,
  • initiate,
  • broach,
  • start,
  • jump off,
  • engage,
  • commence,
  • set about,
  • open,
  • get off.
  •enter (verb)
  • join,
  • lead off,
  • sign up,
  • participate in,
  • subscribe,
  • muster,
  • begin,
  • enroll,
  • enlist,
  • become member,
  • inaugurate,
  • get oneself into,
  • set out on,
  • sign on,
  • commit oneself,
  • join up.
  •pettifog (verb)
  • nitpick,
  • pick to pieces,
  • niggle.
  •pitch in (verb)
  • get going,
  • come through,
  • cooperate,
  • contribute work,
  • join in,
  • aid,
  • get cracking,
  • chip in,
  • volunteer,
  • hop to it,
  • participate,
  • DO,
  • wade in,
  • do one's bit,
  • fall to,
  • lend a hand,
  • help,
  • go to it,
  • jump in,
  • help; get busy,
  • contribute.
  •quarrel (verb)
  • object to,
  • tangle,
  • complain,
  • bump,
  • take exception,
  • disapprove,
  • carp,
  • cavil,
  • vary,
  • argue,
  • have it out,
  • find fault,
  • caterwaul,
  • embroil,
  • collide,
  • get tough with,
  • be at loggerheads,
  • strive.
  •quibble (verb)
  • fence,
  • evade,
  • argufy,
  • nit-pick,
  • make a big thing about,
  • flip-flop,
  • equivocate,
  • catch at straws,
  • shift,
  • prevaricate,
  • argue over,
  • pretend,
  • hem and haw,
  • split hairs,
  • Paralogize,
  • waffle,
  • chicane,
  • hypercriticize,
  • put up an argument,
  • blow hot and cold,
  • avoid,
  • criticize.
  •take up (verb)
  • espouse,
  • proceed,
  • become involved in,
  • carry on,
  • Recommence,
  • continue,
  • restart,
  • adopt,
  • pick up,
  • go on,
  • embrace,
  • undertake,
  • resume,
  • assume,
  • kick off,
  • engage in,
  • renew,
  • reopen,
  • follow through.
  •wade (verb)
  • go for,
  • paddle,
  • stumble,
  • trek,
  • ford,
  • get feet wet,
  • toil,
  • bathe,
  • work through,
  • get stuck in,
  • drudge,
  • labor,
  • attempt,
  • walk,
  • splash.

Antonyms for Setting to:

• v.

  • argue
    abstain, keep silent, make peace, ignore, keep quiet, overlook, comply, give in, agree, concur, harmonize.
  • attack
    slough off, be lazy, resist, surrender, defend, shield, submit, sustain, aid, withstand, support, shelter, retreat, protect.
  • buckle down
    relax.
  • contend
    abandon, unmix, separate, give up, leave, question, deny, divide, cede, desert, forget.
  • contest
    assist, yield, help, allow, resign.
  • debate
    go along, prove, endorse.
  • disagree
    approve, consent, acquiesce, join, coincide, accept.
  • enter
    depart, dodge, erase, finish, delete, stop, exit, complete, refrain, withdraw, conclude, die, avoid, go, end.
  • pitch in
    hurt, prevent, hinder.
  • quarrel
    keep, sanction.
  • quibble
    meet, tell truth, face.
  • take up
    exclude, halt, release, neglect, reject, cease, close.
  • wade
    idle, laze.