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set-back

Nouns

• (n) structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly setoff, offset,

Verbs

• (v) hold back to a later time
  • let's postpone the exam
  defer, postpone, prorogue, put off, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over,
• (v) slow down the progress of; hinder
  • His late start set him back
• (v) cost a certain amount
  • My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
  knock back, put back,

Synonyms

setoff offset defer postpone prorogue put off shelve table put over remit hold over knock back put back

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