Definition of
Set off
- (verb, creation) put in motion or move to act
actuate the circuits - (verb, motion) leave
- (verb, change) direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
I set off these words by brackets - (verb, change) cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- (verb, stative) make up for
- (verb, change) set in motion or cause to begin
- (verb, communication) provoke or stir up
set off great unrest among the people
- (verb, creation) put in motion or move to act
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Synonyms of Set off
activate, actuate, blow up, bring out, cancel, depart, detonate, explode, incite, instigate, offset, part, set forth, set out, spark, spark off, start, start out, stir up, take off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
Alternate forms of Set off
Hyponyms: blaze, blaze out, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, dynamite, foreground, fulminate, highlight, lift off, neutralize, pick up, play up, raise, roar off, sally forth, sally out, spotlight, take off
Hypernyms: accent, accentuate, balance, begin, change integrity, commence, emphasise, emphasize, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize, go away, go forth, initiate, lead off, leave, pioneer, provoke, punctuate, start, stimulate, stress
Words that sound like Set off
s.t.p., sawed-off, sedative, set up, setoff, setup, shade off, sheet web, shoot up, shtup, shut off, shut up, siccative, side of beef, side view, sit by, sit up, sit-up, sixty-five, sky dive, skydive, soda pop, southpaw, stab, staff, staffa, staph, stative, stave, stave off, stay off, stay up, steep, step
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