SETBACKS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SETBACKS?

Need another word that means the same as “setbacks”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “setbacks” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Setbacks” are: black eye, blow, reversal, reverse

Setbacks as a Noun

Definitions of "Setbacks" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “setbacks” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating.

Synonyms of "Setbacks" as a noun (4 Words)

black eye	British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799.
blow	An act of blowing one s nose. A number of blows on the whistle.
reversal	A major change in attitude or principle or point of view. There was a reversal of autonomic function.
reverse	The gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed. A knob to lock the box in four wheel drive for reverse.

Associations of "Setbacks" (30 Words)

adversely	In a way that prevents success or development; harmfully or unfavourably. His self confidence was adversely affected for years to come.
backward	Retarded in intellectual development. The child put her jersey on backward.
backwards	In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal. Count backwards from twenty to ten.
change	Cause to change make different cause a transformation. The change of government had no impact on the economy.
converse	Of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other. It will be difficult in these converses not to talk of secular matter.
correction	The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right. The correction of his vision with eye glasses.
countermand	A contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command. I forthwith mounted and went off lest I should receive a countermand.
fail	Become bankrupt or insolvent fail financially and close. Their customer service is a massive fail.
fend	Look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others. She left her 14 year old daughter to fend for herself.
flip	Glib or flippant. He flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University.
inverse	Something inverted in sequence or character or effect. A term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases or decreases as the other decreases or increases.
inversion	A transformation in which each point of a given figure is replaced by another point on the same straight line from a fixed point especially in such a way that the product of the distances of the two points from the centre of inversion is constant. The inversion of the normal domestic arrangement.
invert	Modify (a phrase) by reversing the direction of pitch changes. When forming a question invert the subject and the verb.
locative	A word in the locative case.
mistaken	Based on or resulting from a misunderstanding or faulty judgement. Mistaken identity.
obverse	Of or denoting the obverse of a coin or medal. The obverse fates of the principals.
opposite	Characterized by opposite extremes completely opposed. The two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors.
overturn	Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position. The results overturned previous findings.
problem	(in chess) an arrangement of pieces in which the solver has to achieve a specified result. Our homework consisted of ten problems to solve.
rearrange	Put into a new order or arrangement. She rearranged her skirt as she sat back in her chair.
renovate	Restore (something old, especially a building) to a good state of repair. The old school has been tastefully renovated as a private house.
retrograde	Show retrograde motion. The outer satellites move in retrograde orbits.
reversal	Turning in the opposite direction. There was a reversal of autonomic function.
reverse	The design or inscription on the reverse of a coin or medal. His touchdown came after he had scampered 58 yards on a reverse with McMahon.
revolutionize	Change radically. This fabulous new theory will revolutionize the whole of science.
subvert	Destroy property or hinder normal operations. An attempt to subvert democratic government.
takeover	A change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation. A company threatened with takeover.
transposition	The act of reversing the order or place of. He wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition.
turnabout	Turning in the opposite direction. The move was a significant turnabout for the company.
turnaround	Act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip. It was a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.