Synonyms of set about

set about

phrase

as in begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

He set about making dinner while his husband ran out for wine.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• start
• commence
• fall (to)
• open
• found
• get going
• strike (into)
• lead off
• launch
• get to
• enter (into or upon)
• get off
• kick off
• embark (on or upon)
• create
• generate
• initiate
• originate
• organize
• take up
• adopt
• invent
• establish
• father
• take on
• set up
• pioneer
• get around (to)
• institute
• innovate
• get down (to)
• get round (to)
• embrace
• inaugurate
• spawn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• conclude
• finish
• terminate
• stop
• complete
• cease
• close
• halt
• quit
• lay off
• desist
• discontinue
• leave
• abandon
• knock off
• destroy
• abolish
• phase out
• forsake
• exterminate
• extinguish
• demolish