SET ASIDE Synonyms: 238 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in dedicate

to keep or intend for a special purpose He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Recent Examples of set-aside

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Loeffler said the firms collectively received nearly $1.3 billion in 8(a) set-aside and sole-source federal contracts from fiscal 2021 through 2024, with nearly $1 billion awarded through sole-source contracts. —

Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026 Wu has a budget of $4.8 billion, surely there’s a set-aside for snow clearance. —

Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026 The credit rating agency believes Brightline will be able to cover an interest payment due in July only by exhausting the money set-aside to make those payments, unless business and train fares pick up more than expected before then. —

Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 Designed to help eligible firms overcome early barriers to government procurement, the program provides access to set-aside and sole-source contracts alongside business development support, with the goal of helping companies build capacity and eventually compete without preference. —

Natalie Madeira Cofield, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 The city could then use subcontracting goals or set-asides for certain small contracts to target businesses within those tiers, according to Bawa. —

Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025 Hundreds of millions of acres of land in the United States have been taken off the table for housing through land set-asides, Kafkaesque permitting regimes, and the constant threat of litigation. —

James Burling, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025 For investors from countries with EB-5 visa backlogs, such as China and India, set-aside EB-5 visas significantly help avoid long delays. —

Sam Silverman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

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The bill carves out a number of exceptions, including for people providing medical assistance or helping law enforcement.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Features like heart rate sensing and hearing assistance add a layer of everyday usefulness, and the seamless Bluetooth pairing keeps things simple across devices.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026