Words and phrases that have a meaning related to setback: (121 results)
Often used in the same context:
blow, defeat, loss, hiccup, drubbing, letdown, disappointment, shellacking, slipup, hurdle, blemish, rebuff, shocker, victory, misstep, losses, deathblow, embarrassment, challenge, injury, blip, heartbreaker, triumph, vindication, headache, trouncing, turnabout, jolt, snub, comedown, upsets, reversal, aberration, reprieve, stinker, shock, flameout, bruising, stumbling block, rejection, downer, mauling, blowout, rout, shortcoming, complication, damage, obstacle, capitulation, debacle, failure, growing pains, fallout, delay, fillip, defection, shakeup, knockout punch, chink, roadblock, downslide, turnaround, inconsistency, surprise, woes, blunder, dent, comeback, boon, mishap, milestone, thrashing, stress fracture, nightmare, troubles, ignominy, repudiation, gaffe, boost, pratfall, rebuke, disadvantage, losing streak, fracture, battering, ramifications, problems, against, misfortune, resurgent, sucker punch, slump, humiliation, omen, silver lining, winless, breaker, breakthrough, disruption, wallop, repercussions, struggles, setbacks, miscalculation, repercussion, drawback, handicap, impediment, clash, downside, inconvenience, advantage
Appears in the definition of:
rebound, regroup, reorganise, reorganize, whammy
More general:
happening, natural event, occurrence
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— Adjectives for setback: serious, major, temporary, severe, first, minor, financial, economic, further, political, initial, more...
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