set back

Meaning

1. (transitive) To delay or obstruct.
2. (transitive) To remove from or allow distance.
3. (transitive) To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess.
4. (idiomatic, transitive) To cost money.
5. To reverse, go backwards.

Synonyms

put back

postpone

hold over

put off

prorogue

delay

defer

remit

knock back

procrastinate

respite

retard

put forward

put over

lay back

stay

shelve

table

loss

pay

💸

pay back

pay off

pay out

pay up

pick

⛏️

pull back

push back

put up

recede

recess

recoil

regress

reset

resist

retrogress

settle

shove

skid

stall

stem

step back

stonewall

suspend

put the clock back

turn back

wastage

backpedal

go backward

set forward

aby

Translations

aplazar

procrastinar

zurückwerfen

retarder

adiar

retrasar

αναθέτω πίσω

αναβάλλω

reculer

repousser

assestata ritorno

nachgeben

cedir

stunden

fristen