SET AGAINST Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

set (against)

verb

Definition of set (against)

as in to anger

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Verb

However, the cyclops was a son of Poseidon, and this attack angered the sea god.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
News reporting about the new plane’s security deficiencies angered the president and triggered a sprawling leak investigation.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of anger

Verb

Speaking to them on the phone is infuriating since most of the conversation is about what’s going on with Kaden.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
A week before Wembanyama agreed to that contract, the Boston Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the division-rival Philadelphia 76ers for a surprisingly meager package, which infuriated much of their fanbase.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of infuriate

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Since his 2016 split from ex-wife Angelina Jolie, Oscar-winning actor Brad Pitt has been estranged from their six children—Maddox, 24; Pax, 22; Zahara, 21; Shiloh, 20; and twins Knox and Vivienne, 18.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026
The pair were also estranged in the subsequent years following her parents’ 2005 divorce.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of estrange

Verb

Shouldn’t Tamra take that as a sign to repair her relationships with the women rather than alienate the one person who is willing to look past her bad behavior?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Dictators who liberalize then risk alienating their ruling coalition.

— José Kaire, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of alienate

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When Odysseus meets Sinon’s ghost — enraged by the circumstances of his death outside Troy — at the entrance to the underworld during his voyage home, Sinon warns Odysseus of the dangers his family faces back in Ithaca.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Year in and year out, in incidents small and noticeably larger, refinery accidents enraged neighbors and attracted regulators.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of enrage

Verb

The movie, in theaters on Friday, will probably delight most viewers — and incense a few who had hoped for a more exactingly faithful rendering.

— Spencer A. Klavan, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
Newsom hailed the changes, but environmental groups are incensed at the turnabout.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of incense

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