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

And before the Dodgers opened a three-game set against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium, Hernández met with the hitting coaches. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The shots are set against the backdrop of natural landscapes — all mossy trees, lakes, lush lawns, and a white horse making its way into the frame. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Related Stories Paradise City Sales has also unveiled the film’s first teaser, offering a glimpse at Gharaei’s tense family drama set against the mounting social and political pressures of contemporary Iran. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

But arguably the Bertolucci film that might have spoken the loudest to that generation, 2003’s The Dreamers — a Jules et Jim-like romantic triangle set against the 1968 Paris student riots — is dispensed with in a brief clip or two, sans commentary. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for set against

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