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

Meanwhile, forward Brad Marchand (lower-body surgery) practiced in a group setting on Wednesday for the first time this training camp. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Ring will roll out the new encryption as the default security setting on all of its cameras starting in September. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Secure and autonomous agentic AI is on the horizon as the sun is setting on human-in-the-loop. — Jason Sabin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

But having the option there to subtly take away undesired judder or motion artifacts in specific moments, instead of a blanket setting on the TV or nothing at all, has some merit to me. — John Higgins, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2026

Select the clean or sanitize setting on your machine, or the longest, hottest setting available. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 June 2026

Behind her, the sun is setting on the horizon behind the ocean. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

People have also voiced concerns about the risk of the facility setting on fire, increasing tax bills, producing noise and having negative visual impacts that could disrupt neighbors’ routines, among others. — Sofi Zeman may 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026

With the sun setting on Pasty Shack, Mier cherishes the business’s customers the most. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026