Synonyms of sets aside

sets aside

phrase

present tense third-person singular of set aside

1

as in dedicates

to keep or intend for a special purpose

He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicates
• devotes
• sets by
• saves
• gives up (to)
• sets apart
• reserves
• earmarks
• allocates
• consecrates
• uses
• blesses
• entrusts
• sanctifies
• confides
• applies
• employs
• commits
• hallows
• bestows
• consigns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• misuses
• misapplies

2

as in abolishes

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

• abolishes
• repeals
• cancels
• rolls back
• strikes down
• voids
• avoids
• does away with
• overturns
• invalidates
• vacates
• negates
• nullifies
• dissolves
• dismisses
• quashes
• abrogates
• nulls
• rescinds
• revokes
• annuls
• withdraws
• disannuls
• suspends
• abates
• reverses
• retracts
• vetoes
• rejects
• recalls
• removes
• eliminates
• overrides
• calls off
• forbids
• overrules
• countermands
• bans
• prohibits
• throws out
• writes off
• breaks down
• aborts
• outlaws
• erases
• calls
• drops
• enjoins
• eradicates
• disallows
• annihilates
• liquidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• institutes
• lays down
• establishes
• enacts
• passes
• validates
• allows
• permits
• legislates
• sanctions
• orders
• approves
• founds
• warrants
• authorizes
• endorses
• legitimizes
• commands
• mandates
• decrees
• clears
• formalizes
• legitimates
• prescribes
• legalizes
• ratifies

3

as in dumps

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

• dumps
• ditches
• discards
• unloads
• loses
• casts (off)
• throws away
• scraps
• sloughs (off)
• flings (off or away)
• lays by
• disposes of
• throws out
• sheds
• abandons
• shucks (off)
• rejects
• sluffs (off)
• exorcises
• junks
• removes
• eliminates
• deep-sixes
• jettisons
• tosses
• cashiers
• chucks
• eighty-sixes
• kicks out
• dismisses
• wipes out
• pitches
• deserts
• stamps (out)
• forsakes
• abdicates
• roots (out)
• eradicates
• abolishes
• expunges
• exterminates
• extirpates
• annihilates
• extinguishes
• liquidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes on
• uses
• adopts
• embraces
• employs
• utilizes
• holds
• retains
• keeps
• holds back

4

as in stores

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

• stores
• stashes
• lays in
• hoards
• squirrels (away)
• accumulates
• lays away
• treasures
• lays up
• collects
• lays by
• stockpiles
• acquires
• salts away
• saves
• caches
• deposits
• puts by
• piles
• conserves
• keeps
• preserves
• stows
• scrapes (together)
• stacks
• gathers
• sets by
• rounds up
• assembles
• retains
• picks up
• husbands
• garners
• heaps
• reserves
• banks
• stocks
• concentrates
• holds
• conceals
• amasses
• buries
• coffers
• withholds
• secretes
• ensconces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throws away
• ditches
• throws out
• casts
• dumps
• wastes
• flings (off or away)
• discards
• hands out
• hands over
• unloads
• runs through
• uses up
• consumes
• jettisons
• spends
• squanders
• blows
• relinquishes
• surrenders
• fritters (away)
• dissipates
• exhausts
• lavishes
• depletes
• expends
• impoverishes
• misspends
• dispels
• scatters
• disperses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sets aside

Proposition 28 sets aside an amount equal to 1% of the state’s base education funding — close to $1 billion per year — to increase arts education. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

These are funds that Capital One sets aside to cover potential loan defaults; the higher the provisions, the weaker the credit-quality signal. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026