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Showing words for SETBACK using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Setback

backets, backset, setback

6 Letter Words for Setback

backet, basket, betask, casket, sacket, tesack

5 Letter Words for Setback

abets, backs, bakes, baske, baste, bates, beaks, beast, beats, becks, besat, betas, cakes, caste, cates, cesta, esbat, estab, keats, ketas, sceat, sebat, skate, skeat, stack, stake, steak, tabes, taces, tacks, takes, teaks

4 Letter Words for Setback

abcs, abet, aces, acts, akes, ates, back, bacs, bact, bake, base, bask, bast, bate, bats, beak, beat, beck, besa, best, beta, bets, bskt, cabs, cake, case, cask, cast, cate, cats, ceas, cest, east, eats, esca, etas, kabs, kaes, kats, keas, keat, kebs, kest, keta, kets, sabe, sack, saek, sake, sate, scab, scat, scet, seak, seat, seck, sect, sekt, seta, skat, sket, stab, tabs, tace, tack, take, taks, task, teak, teas, teca, teck

3 Letter Words for Setback

abc, abs, abt, ace, ack, act, aes, ake, asb, ase, ask, ast, ate, bac, bae, bas, bat, bec, bes, bet, bks, bkt, cab, cat, csk, cst, cte, cts, eas, eat, ebs, ecb, ect, esc, est, eta, etc, kab, kae, kas, kat, kea, keb, ket, sab, sac, sat, sbe, sct, sea, sec, set, ska, sta, stk, tab, tak, tas, tbs, tck, tea, tec, tes, tsk

Definitions for Setback

[1] a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
[2] Architecture . a recession of the upper part of a building from the building line, as to lighten the structure or to permit a desired amount of light and air to reach ground level at the foot of the building.
[3] an act or instance of setting back: A nightly setback of your home thermostats can save a great deal of fuel.
[4] Also set-back. a downward temperature adjustment of a thermostat, especially performed automatically, as by a timer.
[5] Surveying . the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
[6] setback(def 4) .

Words related to Setback

blow, misfortune, hindrance, slowdown, delay, difficulty, obstacle, impediment, reversal, defeat, trouble, comedown, reverse, bottom, about-face, upset, bath, regress, flip-flop, regression

Words nearby Setback

set-top box, set-up, seta, setaceous, setaria, setback, seth, seti, seti-, setiferous, setiform

Origin of Setback

-backspecial use of setback

Synonyms for Setback

blow, defeat, delay, difficulty, hindrance, impediment, misfortune, obstacle, reversal, slowdown, stumbling block, trouble, about-face, bath, bottom, check, comedown, flip-flop, hitch, rebuff, regress, regression, reverse, upset, backset, drawing board, hold-up, reversal of fortune, whole new ballgame