Set off: Synonyms in English

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set off:
- explode; blow up; detonate; set off; bring out; instigate; incite; stir up; trigger; trip; spark; activate; touch off; trigger off; spark off; actuate; part; start; take off; depart; set out; set forth; start out; cancel; offset

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Detailed Synonyms for set off in English

set off:

set off verb

set off

– cause to burst with a violent release of energy ¹
to explode; to blow up; detonate; set off
– cause to burst with a violent release of energy ¹
- explode verb (explodes, exploded, exploding)
  - We exploded the nuclear bomb¹
- blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
- detonate verb
- set off verb
set off

– set in motion or cause to begin ¹
set off
– set in motion or cause to begin ¹
- set off verb
set off

– direct attention to, as if by means of contrast ¹
to bring out; set off
– direct attention to, as if by means of contrast ¹
- bring out verb (brings out, brought out, bringing out)
- set off verb
  - I set off these words by brackets¹
set off

– provoke or stir up ¹
to instigate; to incite; to stir up; set off
– provoke or stir up ¹
- instigate verb (instigates, instigated, instigating)
- incite verb (incites, incited, inciting)
  - incite a riot¹
- stir up verb (stirs up, stirred up, stirring up)
- set off verb
  - set off great unrest among the people¹
set off

– put in motion or move to act ¹
trigger; to trip; to spark; to activate; touch off; set off; trigger off; spark off; actuate
– put in motion or move to act ¹
- trigger verb
  - trigger a reaction¹
- trip verb (trips, tripped, tripping)
- spark verb (sparks, sparked, sparking)
- activate verb (activates, activated, activating)
- touch off verb
- set off verb
- trigger off verb
- spark off verb
- actuate verb
  - actuate the circuits¹
set off

– leave ¹
to part; to start; to take off; to depart; to set out; to set forth; start out; set off
– leave ¹
- part verb (parts, parted, parting)
- start verb (starts, started, starting)
- take off verb (takes off, took off, taking off)
- depart verb (departs, departed, departing)
- set out verb (sets out, set out, setting out)
- set forth verb (sets forth, set forth, setting forth)
- start out verb
- set off verb
set off

– make up for ¹
to cancel; offset; set off
– make up for ¹
- cancel verb (cancels, canceled, canceling)
- offset verb
  - His skills offset his opponent's superior strength¹
- set off verb

Alternate Synonyms for "set off":

trip; actuate; trigger; activate; spark off; spark; trigger off; touch off; initiate; pioneer
depart; part; start; start out; set forth; set out; take off; leave; go forth; go away; part with
bring out; stress; emphasize; emphasise; punctuate; accent; accentuate
explode; detonate; blow up; change integrity
cancel; offset; balance; equilibrate; equilibrize; equilibrise
begin; lead off; start; commence
incite; instigate; stir up; provoke; stimulate

Related Definitions for "set off":

cause to burst with a violent release of energy¹
set in motion or cause to begin¹
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast¹
- I set off these words by brackets¹
provoke or stir up¹
- set off great unrest among the people¹
put in motion or move to act¹
leave¹
make up for¹

Related Synonyms for set off

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