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Setback

//ˈsɛtbæk//

Synonyms for "setback" (138 found)

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Informal (15)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(6 words)

drag squeeze tease fizzle relapse rollback

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(3 words)

retardation comedown throwback

Verb, slang(1 words)

General use (123)

Noun(65 words)

blow reverse failure descent resistance opposition restraint reaction suppression confusion reversal regression interruption reversion repression obstruction stricture renewal dissatisfaction fixation

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Noun, verb(24 words)

return lapse arrest rout blockade buffet defeat let rebuff repulse interference closure regress reflux holdback mirage blocking stranglehold slackening hampering

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clogging backset foiling slowing

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Name, noun, verb(3 words)

foil delay balk

Adj, noun(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

flagging backsliding

Name, noun(1 words)

Intj, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, verb(1 words)

Verb(3 words)

slowing down closing up falling back

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