set back
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
hold back to a later time
let's postpone the exam
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- deferment derivation
- prorogation derivation
- putoff derivation
- procrastinator derivation
- shelver derivation
- reschedule entails
- cancel entails
Sense 2 verb
slow down the progress of; hinder
His late start set him back
Types & categories
- hinder hypernym
Related & opposite
- setback derivation
Sense 3 verb
cost a certain amount
My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
Types & categories
- cost hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deferment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prorogation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | putoff |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | procrastinator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelver |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | reschedule |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | cancel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | delay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suspend |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | probate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | respite |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | setback |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hinder |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cost |