Synonyms of setting on

setting on

verb

present participle of set on

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against

without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• turning (on)
• raiding
• assaulting
• descending (on or upon)
• going in (on)
• setting at
• storming
• jumping (on)
• flying at
• going at
• setting upon
• pouncing (on or upon)
• tearing into
• striking
• pitching into
• beating up on
• rounding on
• robbing
• charging
• ambushing
• lighting into
• ganging up (on)
• rushing
• invading
• assailing
• besetting
• swarming
• bushwhacking
• siccing
• trashing
• banging away (at)
• surprising
• flanking
• sacking
• mobbing
• bombing
• besieging
• ambuscading
• mugging
• waylaying
• blitzing
• bombarding
• plundering
• battering
• nuking
• ravaging
• looting
• buffeting
• cannoning
• cannonading
• barraging
• bum-rushing
• plastering
• pillaging
• beleaguering
• enveloping
• harrying
• pressing
• overrunning
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covering
• protecting
• securing
• defending
• guarding
• shielding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of setting on

Make sure to use the cold water setting on your machine. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025

Despite this goodbye, the sun is far from setting on the undeniable uniqueness and spirit that is Cyndi Lauper. —Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025