set (against)

verb

Definition of set (against)next
as in to anger

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set (against)
  1. anger
  2. infuriate
  3. estrange
  4. alienate
  5. enrage
  6. incense
Verb
  • Around 10 individuals ran onto the court waving Palestinian flags, angering hundreds of attendees from the French Jewish community cheering for the Israeli team.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Donald Trump's idea of abolishing the debt limit is foundering on Capitol Hill as Democrats line up against it and Republicans uncomfortably try to shoot it down without angering the president-elect.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of anger
Verb
  • Trump’s move effectively killed off Johnson’s bill, which was more than 1,500 pages long and included a number of concessions to Democrats that infuriated conservatives, rank-and-file GOP members and Elon Musk.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Clusters of unidentified drones buzzing the night skies over New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York have alarmed residents, infuriated members of Congress and prompted a call for a state of emergency in the Garden State.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of infuriate
Verb
  • In many of the cases NBC News uncovered, the people whose bodies went unclaimed were homeless, struggling with drug addiction or estranged from their families.
    Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • According to our research, today, 1 in 2 adults is estranged from a close relative.
    Joshua Coleman and Will Johnson, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of estrange
Verb
  • Over-automation risks alienating customers who value empathy and personalized service.
    Charles Orlando, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • West Bank annexation could also undermine Israeli alliances with Egypt and Jordan and alienate European military partners who have assisted U.S. missile defense efforts, leaving Washington alone to shoulder the burden.
    Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of alienate
Verb
  • In a system that delivers high-quality care to those who can afford it and successfully navigate it, but enrages many people who encounter its restrictions and outlandish costs, the answers to these sorts of questions are often hard to find.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • There are, to be sure, plenty of Americans both enraged and fearful about his coming presidency.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of enrage
Verb
  • But his refusal to leave office risked further incensing Koreans who, according to opinion polls, overwhelmingly disapproved of his martial law declaration and support impeachment.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Ohio outposts of those commanding heights are predictably incensed about the bill.
    The Editors, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of incense
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Thesaurus Entries Near set (against)

set about

set (against)

set apart

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“Set (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20%28against%29. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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