Set Back Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Set Back
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.
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.]
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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
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Antonyms for Set Back
To go forward; move ahead
Forward is defined as toward the front, or toward something in advance.
Find another word for set back. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for set back, like: retard, reverse, slow-down, defeat, hinder, set, advance, forward, setoff, offset and postpone.
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