Antonyms for set-backset-back

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1. set-back, setoff, offsetnoun

   structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

   Synonyms:
   outset, runner, counterbalance, first, stolon, showtime, setoff, starting time, offshoot, start, offset printing, get-go, kickoff, outgrowth, commencement, offset, branch, beginning

2. reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eyeverb

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

   Synonyms:
   nose candy, reversal, turnabout, puff, turnaround, setback, 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

3. postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put offverb

   hold back to a later time

   "let's postpone the exam"

   Synonyms:
   put back, put over, elude, circumvent, set back, turn off, confuse, sidestep, dishearten, remand, give in, remit, parry, dodge, bow, send back, tabulate, accede, flurry, prorogue, hedge, put off, evade, defer, tabularise, table, tabularize, carry over, postpone, duck, slacken, shelve, hold over, disconcert, knock back, get across, fudge, submit, skirt

4. set backverb

   slow down the progress of; hinder

   "His late start set him back"

   Synonyms:
   table, shelve, put over, postpone, remit, set back, put off, hold over, knock back, prorogue, put back, defer

5. set back, knock back, put backverb

   cost a certain amount

   "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

   Synonyms:
   table, shelve, put over, postpone, remit, set back, put off, hold over, knock back, replace, prorogue, put back, defer

How to use set-back in a sentence?

1. James Clapper:

   There's no question this is going to set back and make more difficult cooperation with the Turks.

2. Bob Barnes:

   There was no reason to go any further, just wait until the morning and set back out again.

3. Sonya Sceats:

   Sri Lankan torture survivors in treatment with us are adamant that they cannot trust a purely domestic process and will take comfort from the High Commissioner's warning that there must not be a replay of past broken promises, any process that fails to win the confidence of survivors, including from the Tamil minority, is doomed to fail and may set back the common cause of reconciliation.

4. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:

   We have the capability to shut down, set back and destroy the Iranian nuclear program and I believe the Iranians know that and understand that.

5. The IMF:

   The war will severely set back the global recovery, slowing growth and increasing inflation even further.

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