Set Back synonyms and antonyms
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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.
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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
financial-crisis (related)
disappointment (related)
closed-off (related)
demolish (related)
50yds (related)
setback (related)
upheaval (related)
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hiccup (related)
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