Synonyms of setting about

setting about

phrase

present participle of set about

as in beginning

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

He set about making dinner while his husband ran out for wine.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• falling (to)
• entering (into or upon)
• commencing
• striking (into)
• starting
• embarking (on or upon)
• getting to
• opening
• getting off
• leading off
• getting going
• launching
• kicking off
• creating
• taking on
• generating
• taking up
• initiating
• originating
• organizing
• adopting
• establishing
• setting up
• inventing
• getting around (to)
• founding
• getting down (to)
• getting round (to)
• inaugurating
• pioneering
• spawning
• innovating
• instituting
• embracing
• fathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• concluding
• finishing
• laying off
• terminating
• stopping
• completing
• closing
• ceasing
• halting
• discontinuing
• leaving
• quitting
• knocking off
• phasing out
• abandoning
• destroying
• desisting
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• exterminating
• demolishing
• forsaking