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Definition of Set off
1. Verb. Put in motion or move to act. "Actuate the circuits"
Exact synonyms: Activate, Actuate, Spark, Spark Off, Touch Off, Trigger, Trigger Off, Trip
Causes: Come About, Fall Out, Go On, Hap, Happen, Occur, Pass, Pass Off, Take Place
Generic synonyms: Initiate, Pioneer
Derivative terms: Activation, Act, Actuation, Actuator, Spark, Trigger, Trip, Tripper
Causes: Come About, Fall Out, Go On, Hap, Happen, Occur, Pass, Pass Off, Take Place
Generic synonyms: Initiate, Pioneer
Derivative terms: Activation, Act, Actuation, Actuator, Spark, Trigger, Trip, Tripper
2. Verb. Leave. "These cars won't set off "; "The family took off for Florida"
Exact synonyms: Depart, Part, Set Forth, Set Out, Start, Start Out, Take Off
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Lift Off, Take Off, Roar Off, Blaze, Blaze Out, Sally Forth, Sally Out
Derivative terms: Departer, Departure, Departure, Parting, Takeoff, Takeoff
Also: Part With
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Lift Off, Take Off, Roar Off, Blaze, Blaze Out, Sally Forth, Sally Out
Derivative terms: Departer, Departure, Departure, Parting, Takeoff, Takeoff
Also: Part With
3. Verb. Direct attention to, as if by means of contrast. "I set off these words by brackets"
Exact synonyms: Bring Out
Specialized synonyms: Pick Up, Foreground, Highlight, Play Up, Spotlight, Raise
Generic synonyms: Accent, Accentuate, Emphasise, Emphasize, Punctuate, Stress
Specialized synonyms: Pick Up, Foreground, Highlight, Play Up, Spotlight, Raise
Generic synonyms: Accent, Accentuate, Emphasise, Emphasize, Punctuate, Stress
4. Verb. Cause to burst with a violent release of energy. "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Exact synonyms: Blow Up, Detonate, Explode
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Causes: Blow Up, Detonate, Explode
Specialized synonyms: Fulminate, Dynamite
Derivative terms: Blowup, Detonation, Detonative, Detonator, Explosion, Explosion
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Causes: Blow Up, Detonate, Explode
Specialized synonyms: Fulminate, Dynamite
Derivative terms: Blowup, Detonation, Detonative, Detonator, Explosion, Explosion
5. Verb. Make up for. "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
Exact synonyms: Cancel, Offset
Specialized synonyms: Counteract, Counterbalance, Countervail, Neutralize
Generic synonyms: Balance, Equilibrate, Equilibrise, Equilibrize
Derivative terms: Offset
Specialized synonyms: Counteract, Counterbalance, Countervail, Neutralize
Generic synonyms: Balance, Equilibrate, Equilibrise, Equilibrize
Derivative terms: Offset
6. Verb. Set in motion or cause to begin. "The guide set the tour off to a good start"
7. Verb. Provoke or stir up. "Set off great unrest among the people"
Exact synonyms: Incite, Instigate, Stir Up
Generic synonyms: Provoke, Stimulate
Specialized synonyms: Raise
Causes: Act, Move
Derivative terms: Incitation, Incitation, Incitement, Inciter, Incitive, Instigant, Instigation, Instigative, Instigator
Generic synonyms: Provoke, Stimulate
Specialized synonyms: Raise
Causes: Act, Move
Derivative terms: Incitation, Incitation, Incitement, Inciter, Incitive, Instigant, Instigation, Instigative, Instigator
Lexicographical Neighbors of Set Off
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