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

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

With this new tool merchants can set aside sales tax from operating cash daily with the feature ‘set-aside,’ have their tax obligations tracked in real time and have returns filled on their behalf within one system. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026

Phrase

The same year, students at Georgetown University demanded that the administration set aside an endowment equal to the profit from an 1838 slave sale that helped pay off the university’s debt to recruit Black professors. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

The land originally set aside for the capital was donated by the Van Riper family, according to the Missouri State Fair website. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026