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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to setback:   (123 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

Synonyms:
blow, reversal, reverse

Also try:
— Adjectives for setback: serious, major, temporary, severe, first, minor, financial, economic, further, political, initial, more...

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