Defenition of the word set off
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Defenition of the word set off
- To fire a bullet from a firearm.
- make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
- leave; "The family took off for Florida"
- direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!" "I set off these words by brackets"
- cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
- provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
- set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"
- actuate; "trigger a reaction"
- direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
- put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
- make up for; "His skills offset his opponent''s superior strength"
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- set in motion or cause to begin
- direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
- provoke or stir up
- put in motion or move to act
- leave
- make up for
Synonyms for the word set off
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- accent
- accentuate
- activate
- actuate
- blow up
- bring out
- cancel
- depart
- detonate
- emphasize
- explode
- incite
- instigate
- offset
- part
- set forth
- set out
- spark
- spark off
- start
- start out
- stir up
- stress
- take off
- touch off
- trigger
- trigger off
- trip
Similar words in the set off
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- dispense with
- give up
- part with
- spare
Hyponyms for the word set off
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- 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 for the word set off
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- accent
- accentuate
- alter
- balance
- begin
- change
- change integrity
- commence
- emphasise
- emphasize
- equilibrate
- equilibrise
- equilibrize
- go away
- go forth
- initiate
- lead off
- leave
- pioneer
- provoke
- punctuate
- start
- stimulate
- stress
Antonyms for the word set off
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