Set Off — synonyms, definition

1. set off (a)

discharged shot

2. set off (Verb)

activate actuate blast blow up border bring out cancel compare confine conflict contrast depart detonate deviate differentiate discharge discriminate distinguish diverge encircle • • •

set off (Verb) — Put in motion or move to act. ex. "set off the circuits"

set off (Verb) — Head for somewhere else. ex. "The family set off for Florida"

set off (Verb) — Direct attention to, as if by means of contrast. ex. "I set off these words by brackets"

set off (Verb) — Cause to burst with a violent release of energy. ex. "We set off the nuclear bomb"

set off (Verb) — Make up for. ex. "His skills set off his opponent's superior strength"

set off (Verb) — Set in motion or cause to begin.

set off (Verb) — Provoke or stir up. ex. "set off great unrest among the people"

accent accentuate balance begin change integrity commence emphasise emphasize equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize go away go forth initiate lead off leave pioneer provoke punctuate start • • • blaze blaze out counteract counterbalance countervail dynamite foreground fulminate highlight lift off neutralise neutralize pick up play up raise roar off sally sally forth sally out spotlight • • • set

3. set off (Noun)

set-back

set off (Noun) — Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly.

construction structure