Synonyms of sets out

sets out

verb

present tense third-person singular of set out

as in describes

to give a representation or account of in words

in his inaugural address, the president set out his vision for the nation over the next four years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describes
• depicts
• portrays
• renders
• paints
• images
• pictures
• characterizes
• illustrates
• sketches
• draws
• recounts
• defines
• represents
• delineates
• limns
• outlines
• summarizes
• shows
• relates
• displays
• tells
• demonstrates
• sums up
• suggests
• exhibits
• reports
• narrates
• labels
• qualifies
• hints
• recites
• traces
• touches off
• redescribes
• reimages
• drafts
• vignettes
• rehearses
• silhouettes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colors
• distorts
• misrepresents
• falsifies
• twists
• misstates
• perverts
• warps
• misdescribes
• garbles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sets out

Banned Not banned In this novel, a young Englishman ignores his father’s warnings and sets out to sea. — Alexandra Tirado Oropeza, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

From there, the ship sets out for another sea day before a port day in Casablanca, Morocco. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026

Looking for a challenge, a Danish journalist sets out to chronicle 64 species of lepidoptera in her country over a single year. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

The 2003 one centered on Wahlberg as Charlie Croker, a master thief who sets out on a revenge mission that involves rounding up his motley team to track down a cache of gold. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

In 1974, Art Carney won the Best Actor Oscar for Paul Mazursky’s Harry & Tonto as a retired New Yorker who sets out on a cross-country journey to visit family with his cat after his building is being torn down. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Jointly presented by France and the Republic of Korea and convened under the co-chairship of their respective presidents, the declaration sets out 15 principles and remains open for further signatures. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Her follow up, Said the Dead—in which Ní Ghríofa sets out to restore the voices of a handful of women who were confined to a lunatic asylum in Victorian-era Cork—is every bit as eerie, tender, and beautiful. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Wolf sets out to recover the items needed for a ritual that will transport him to the Divine Dragon’s abode. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026