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The Meaning of setback

  • (n.) Offset, n., 4.
  • (n.) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
  • (n.) A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.

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

Rhymes

aback , ack , adak , akc , almanac , amnesiac , anorak , attack , back , backe , backpack , backtrack , bak , bakke , beaulac , biofeedback , black , blackjack , boback , brac , brack , brakke , braque , brumback , bushwhack , buyback , cac , cadillac , cardiac , chirac , clack , claque , cognac , comeback , counterattack , crack , crackerjack , cutback , dac , dack , dak , drawback , dulac , fac , fallback , feedback , flack , flak , flapjack , flashback , fullback , greenback , gunnysack , hack , hacke , hackensack , hackmatack , halfback , haq , hardback , hatchback , haystack , hibaaq , hijack , hoback , horseback , humpback , hunchback , insomniac , jac , jack , jacques , kickback , knack , knapsack , knick-knack , knickknack , kodak , kodiak , krack , kracke , kwak , lac , lack , lak , leaseback , leatherback , lilac , lumberjack , mac , mack , macke , maniac , megalomaniac , merrimack , nacke , netback , nyack , nymphomaniac , outback , pac , pack , pak , paperback , paque , paranoiac , payback , piggyback , plack , placke , plaque , playback , pontiac , post-attack , prickleback , prozac , ptak , pullback , quack , quarterback , racetrack , rack , ransack , razorback , repack , roback , rollback , ryback , sac , sack , sacque , sak , schack , schlack , schnack , schrack , shack , shaq , sidetrack , skipjack , slack , slayback , smack , smokestack , snack , soundtrack , spack , spak , stac , stack , strack , stracke , tac , tack , tarmac , thack , throwback , thwack , trac , track , trak , unpack , vanvlack , wack , wacke , whack , wingback , wisecrack , wrack , yack , yak , zach , zack , zodiac