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Synonyms for set off
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Princeton's WordNet
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off(verb)
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
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jaunt, trip out, start, incite, detonate, offset, get off, motivate, spark, trip up, propel, take off, explode, instigate, trigger off, move, part, trigger, trip, depart, stumble, prompt, turn on, activate, spark off, touch off, blow up, bring out, travel, start out, sparkle, set forth, actuate, stir up, cancel, aerate, set outdepart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off(verb)
leave
"The family took off for Florida"
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cancel, take leave, start, initiate, offset, exposit, set about, go away, get, start out, explode, spark, get going, range, take time off, split up, lift off, incite, commence, expound, get down, take off, break up, bulge, detonate, lay out, divide, instigate, trigger off, activate, part, vary, array, pull up stakes, trigger, get off the ground, embark on, originate, split, pop out, trip, separate, bulge out, deduct, go, depart, lead off, actuate, diverge, sidetrack, digress, start up, pop, bug out, begin, spark off, touch off, startle, bring out, leave, jump, disunite, blow up, set forth, subtract, break, deviate, protrude, come out, straggle, stir up, take up, quit, set outbring out, set off(verb)
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
"This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
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cancel, start, incite, let on, offset, trip, unwrap, reveal, spark, disclose, release, expose, bring on, unveil, detonate, put out, explode, instigate, trigger off, publish, part, trigger, give away, get out, take off, break, depart, divulge, activate, spark off, touch off, blow up, bring out, issue, set forth, uncover, produce, actuate, start out, stir up, discover, introduce, set out, let outexplode, detonate, blow up, set off(verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
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go ballistic, puff out, detonate, trip, offset, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, incite, puff up, take off, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, trigger off, activate, part, flip one's lid, combust, trigger, blow one's stack, bring out, break loose, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, lose one's temper, irrupt, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, start, blow up, spark off, instigate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, burst forth, spark, inflate, touch off, aggrandize, depart, start out, set forth, burst, actuate, dramatize, stir up, cancel, set outcancel, offset, set off(verb)
make up for
"His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
Synonyms:
call off, spark, bring out, set forth, blow up, actuate, strike down, take off, trigger off, spark off, trip, stir up, invalidate, detonate, delete, start, countervail, scratch, touch off, cancel, trigger, set out, depart, scrub, instigate, activate, explode, offset, part, incite, start outset off(verb)
set in motion or cause to begin
"The guide set the tour off to a good start"
Synonyms:
bring out, set forth, blow up, actuate, take off, instigate, spark off, trip, trigger off, detonate, part, start, stir up, spark, touch off, cancel, trigger, depart, activate, explode, offset, set out, incite, start outincite, instigate, set off, stir up(verb)
provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
Synonyms:
motivate, start, vex, incite, detonate, raise up, bring out, wake, offset, spark, commove, inflame, disturb, propel, shake up, take off, agitate, explode, instigate, trigger off, move, part, trigger, fire up, inspire, trip, prod, egg on, depart, heat, prompt, activate, spark off, touch off, blow up, ignite, start out, foment, set forth, actuate, stir up, cancel, set out
Dictionary of English Synonymes
set off
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[Active.] portion off, define the boundaries ofset off
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(Law.) counter-claim
How to use set off in a sentence?
Whenever they see the President use the word 'fake,' it ought to set off alarm bells.
An earthquake that long set off avalanches all the way around us. And they came down -- they were large, they were massive avalanches.
We turned around to see a mushroom cloud coming from Stromboli. Everyone was in shock. Then red hot lava started running down the mountain towards the little village of Ginostra, the cloud got bigger, white and gray. It enveloped Ginostra and now the cloud has covered Stromboli entirely. Several boats set off for Stromboli.
For me, I think it just shows that I'm capable of playing with the best -- I got a set off Serena Williams, had Serena Williams close in the second set, too. Had some chances. For me, it just gives me a lot of confidence, shows me that I can compete out on the biggest stages. Just keep my head down, I'm ready to go back to work.
Even though there are these alarms that folks have set off about national and economic security, there is a flip side to it, it is a major cost saver and a good value for these procurements for these cities around the country.
Translations for set off
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- mettre en colèreFrench
- zarpar, fugirPortuguese
- lên đườngVietnamese
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