What is another word for setback?
Synonyms for setback
ˈsɛtˌbækset·back
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Princeton's WordNet
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
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "setback":
backhand, nakba, backspace, blow, retrogression, regression, failure, reversal, relapse, set-back, backlash, defeat, decline, reverse, backsliding, kickback, frustration, versa, downturn
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2274 | snow | |
#2278 | failure | |
#2382 | mouse | |
#2540 | blow | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#4602 | shock | |
#5425 | opposite | |
#5615 | decline | |
#6477 | blast | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#8135 | defeat | |
#8636 | regression | |
#10588 | bump | |
#12559 | coke | |
#13206 | versa | |
#13243 | frustration | |
#15621 | reversal | |
#17866 | turnaround | |
#18108 | puff | |
#21804 | setback | |
#25141 | relapse | |
#25905 | backlash | |
#26114 | gust | |
#28176 | downturn | |
#30176 | verso | |
#40939 | reversion | |
#42525 | transposition | |
#44872 | backspace | |
#48948 | shiner | |
#58221 | kickback | |
#58629 | backhand | |
#100874 | turnabout | |
#114563 | backsliding | |
#158119 | retrogression | |
#200230 | nakba |
How to use setback in a sentence?
The government wants to reverse the market movement -- this is not market-based policy. That's a big setback for the Chinese capital markets.
That's certainly a setback for Cape Wind. It sounds like a major one, but I don't know if that kills the project or if that's something they can overcome.
The French said this was an act of war, and he calls it a setback.
I view it as a setback for the industry, it signals that the FAA is requiring an experimental airworthiness certificate just to design and test drones. That, in my view, is not a viable path for innovation in this field.
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.
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