set back

Speech parts

1. set back - Noun

2. set back - Verb

Meaning

hold back to a later time

cost a certain amount

structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

slow down the progress of; hinder

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

set-back

Synonyms

table postpone defer remit shelve prorogue put back hold over retard stop slow block stay check delay

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Antonyms

advanced accelerated accelerate hasten speed up assisted

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Hypernyms

structure construction cost delay hinder impede

Hyponyms

call hold suspend respite probate reprieve

Examples

[partition of Ireland], ... the betrayal of the national democracy of Industrial Ulster, would mean a carnival of reaction both North and South, would set back the wheels of progress, would destroy the oncoming unity of the Irish labour movement and paralyse all advanced movements while it lasted. James Connolly

I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back. Peter Mandelson

I wouldn't discount the possibility that the Israelis would act if they came to the conclusion that basically the world was prepared to live with Iran with nuclear weapons. They certainly have the capability by themselves to set back the Iranian nuclear program. Dennis Ross

I think the public sector cuts have the potential to set back race relations and black and ethnic minority communities by a generation. Diane Abbott

So a truthful assessment of how America is doing in the war on terror as a result of President Bush's war on Iraq is that we have been set back by decades. John Olver

let's postpone the exam Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

set at odds with set at rest set at variance set ball set blazing set burning