set back

Questions about set back

What does set back mean?

set back means "hold back to a later time". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for set back?

Close synonyms include postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is set back a common word?

set back is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.