💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Set off"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| departverb | (intransitive) To leave. |
| take offverb | (intransitive) To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight. |
| start outverb | To begin. |
| touch offverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed. |
| tripnoun | A journey; an excursion or jaunt. |
| startverb | The beginning of an activity. |
| blow upverb | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up. |
| explodeverb | (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off. |
| instigateverb | (transitive) To bring about by urging or encouraging. |
| actuateverb | (transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate. |
| activateverb | (transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable. |
| bring outverb | To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality). |
| detonateverb | (intransitive) To explode, blow up |
| inciteverb | (transitive) To call into action. |
| stir upverb | (transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.). |
| offsetverb | Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent. |
| stressnoun | (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal. |
| emphasizeverb | (transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something). |
| partnoun | A portion; a component. |
| set outverb | (intransitive) To start an activity with the intention of finishing it. |
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