set against

verb

set against; setting against; sets against

: feeling strongly that one does not want (something) or will not do (something)

Everyone was set against going.

He was dead set against the deal.

Examples of set against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Symbioz Films has boarded sales on Swiss Turkish director Ufuk Emiroglu’s debut fiction feature Sevda, set against the backdrop of Istanbul’s cutthroat real estate world, and released a trailer. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

What unfolds is a tragicomic story of reconciliation, infused with magical realism and set against the backdrop of the Sudanese revolution. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

While Hotel Nesslerhof, a luxury spa resort set against the backdrop of Austria’s Grossarl Valley, doesn’t have a separate Pilates studio per se, there are five on-site reformers with screens for on-demand classes. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Czeremcha tied Dustin Rivest's single-game record set against Arkansas State in 2008. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for set against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed