set on

Questions about set on

What does set on mean?

set on means "attack someone physically or emotionally".

What is another word for set on?

Close synonyms include assail, assault, attack. 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 on a common word?

set on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.