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