Antonyms for setback
ˈsɛtˌbækset·back

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1. reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eyenoun

   an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

   Synonyms:
   nose candy, reversal, turnabout, puff, turnaround, snow, about-face, opposite, change of mind, gust, shock, black eye, reverse, flip-flop, verso, policy change, volte-face, mouse, turn around, shiner, contrary, bump, blow, transposition, coke, reversion, blast, reverse gear

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1. setbacknoun

   Synonyms:
   backset, check, repulse, reverse, relapse

How to use setback in a sentence?

1. Paolo Gentiloni:

   I very much regret the U.S.' move to put the brakes on international talks on taxation of the digital economy. I hope that this will be a temporary setback rather than a definitive stop, the European Commission wants a global solution to bring corporate taxation into the 21st century – and we believe the OECD's two-pillar approach is the right one.

2. John Wall:

   I wouldn't call it a setback, tonight, they got the looks, they made them and we didn't.

3. Kushil Gunasekera:

   Everything was ruined to rubble within the matter of a few minutes. But the good thing is we were able to turn the setback into a blessing.

4. Travis Kvapil:

   It's a small team and this (would have been) a big setback for us if that was missing. It was enough of a setback as it was, not being able to qualify and run the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend.

5. Piper Jaffray:

   The last thing any company needs in the midst of the current biotech meltdown is a clinical trial setback.

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