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

Although the establishment of the broad pro-democracy bloc that set aside other disagreements was a necessary response to a political crisis, its eventual dissolution will also probably be a sign of civic health. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

But when Billie and Maxwell have to work together, they’re forced to set aside their frenemy history. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026