SET ON Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

set on

verb

Definition of set on

as in to assault

to take sudden, violent action against without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road

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Antinous shocked even the other suitors by insulting and assaulting an elderly beggar; when the beggar revealed himself as Odysseus and slew the suitors, Antinous was the first to die.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Elordi played high school bully Nate, who in Season 3 dealt with some goons who tormented him and brutally physically assaulted him.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of assault

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Investigators determined that a group of men had attacked him at his San Jose home and that one of them struck him in the face with the handle of a firearm, police said.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Refineries are maxed out, especially after Iran attacked 30 Middle Eastern refineries during the course of the war.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of attack

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New York State officials seized and killed P’Nut, the internet-famous squirrel, and Fred the raccoon after raiding a private home.

— Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
In April, heavily armed FBI agents raided the Maryland home of David Morens, Fauci’s 78-year-old former aide.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of raid

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One thing that’s striking in the book is the importance of the women in your life — especially your mom and your wife.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Thekla then strikes Nightingale with the microphone and attempts to hit her with the championship belt, but Nightingale knocks her away.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of strike

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“Set on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20on. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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