Synonyms of set-aside

set-aside 1 of 2

noun

as in assistance

Related Words

• assistance
• grant
• allocation
• subsidy
• aid
• block grant
• annuity
• appropriation
• entitlement
• allotment
• grant-in-aid
• subvention
• state aid
• foreign aid
• allowance
• relief
• benefit
• trust fund
• endowment
• fund
• bequest
• stipend
• advance
• legacy
• trust

set aside

2 of 2

phrase

1

as in dedicate

to keep or intend for a special purpose

He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicate
• devote
• set apart
• set by
• save
• give up (to)
• reserve
• allocate
• use
• earmark
• consecrate
• bless
• employ
• confide
• apply
• commit
• entrust
• sanctify
• hallow
• bestow
• consign

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• neglect
• misuse
• misapply

2

as in abolish

to put an end to by formal action

The company set aside the old strict dress code and allowed employees to dress a little more casually.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolish
• repeal
• cancel
• roll back
• avoid
• strike down
• void
• overturn
• do away with
• vacate
• invalidate
• nullify
• null
• dismiss
• dissolve
• rescind
• negate
• quash
• withdraw
• revoke
• abrogate
• suspend
• annul
• reverse
• abate
• call off
• veto
• reject
• remove
• eliminate
• retract
• recall
• disannul
• override
• ban
• overrule
• forbid
• prohibit
• write off
• throw out
• abort
• outlaw
• break down
• erase
• enjoin
• call
• countermand
• drop
• eradicate
• disallow
• liquidate
• annihilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• found
• establish
• enact
• lay down
• institute
• legitimate
• legislate
• pass
• permit
• approve
• order
• allow
• clear
• authorize
• validate
• warrant
• sanction
• mandate
• command
• decree
• legalize
• legitimize
• formalize
• prescribe
• ratify
• endorse

3

as in dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

The professional organizer helped us set aside anything we didn't need or want anymore.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• ditch
• discard
• unload
• lose
• throw away
• fling (off or away)
• scrap
• shed
• abandon
• slough (off)
• lay by
• throw out
• cast (off)
• junk
• shuck (off)
• reject
• dispose of
• remove
• eliminate
• chuck
• exorcise
• cashier
• toss
• sluff (off)
• jettison
• kick out
• dismiss
• deep-six
• eighty-six
• wipe out
• pitch
• desert
• forsake
• stamp (out)
• abdicate
• eradicate
• abolish
• root (out)
• exterminate
• expunge
• extirpate
• liquidate
• annihilate
• extinguish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopt
• use
• take on
• embrace
• employ
• keep
• retain
• utilize
• hold
• hold back

4

as in store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

She set aside her wedding dress in case her own daughter might want to wear it some day.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• stash
• lay in
• put by
• hoard
• squirrel (away)
• lay away
• accumulate
• treasure
• collect
• salt away
• lay up
• acquire
• save
• lay by
• conserve
• stockpile
• cache
• keep
• preserve
• deposit
• gather
• pile
• stow
• scrape (together)
• stack
• set by
• husband
• assemble
• round up
• retain
• stock
• amass
• concentrate
• heap
• reserve
• pick up
• bank
• conceal
• hold
• bury
• garner
• withhold
• secrete
• coffer
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throw away
• cast
• throw out
• ditch
• dump
• fling (off or away)
• unload
• waste
• use up
• discard
• hand out
• hand over
• consume
• spend
• run through
• surrender
• relinquish
• squander
• blow
• lavish
• jettison
• dissipate
• exhaust
• expend
• deplete
• dispel
• fritter (away)
• impoverish
• scatter
• disperse
• misspend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of set-aside

Noun

Justice Samuel Alito might say the need for racial set-asides is over, but Democrats disagree. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026

The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices. — Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

Phrase

Money set aside for education, transportation or public safety, for example, could not be distributed to political candidates under the proposition’s provisions. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

And as of April 2025, the Legislature’s analysts wrote, no law authorized the expansion of Hope Florida, or its functions, beyond the relatively small pot of money and staffed positions lawmakers set aside in 2021. — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026