Set back synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
To put off; to postpone.
(Ergative) To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.
(Idiomatic) Decelerate.
hinder (related)
To keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop
advance (antonym)
To go forward; move ahead
forward (antonym)
Forward is defined as toward the front, or toward something in advance.
set (related)
To fix at a given amount:
A counterclaim against the plaintiff by the defendant arising from a cause of action other than that she is being sued for; a reduction in the amount of a settlement by the amount the debtor is owed by the creditor. See also counterclaim and cross-claim.
Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
To postpose.
To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]
To enter in a list or table; tabulate.
To furnish or outfit with shelves.
To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).
To put back, as into a state or position
Find another word for set back. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for set back, like: retard, reverse, slow-down, defeat, hinder, advance, forward, set, setoff, offset and postpone.