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adjective as in bent on
Weak matches
- dead set on
- determined upon
adjective as in bound and determined
- single-minded
- strong-minded
- unrelenting
adjective as in determined
Strongest matches
- strong-willed
Strong matches
- persevering
- buckled down
- hard as nails
- mean business
- unfaltering
- unflinching
- unhesitating
adjective as in hell-bent
- bound and determined
adjective as in resting
- established
- supported by
verb as in cover
- superimpose
- do on the sly
verb as in foment
- fan the flames
- sow the seeds
verb as in instigate
- bring about
- rabble-rouse
verb as in provoke
- get on one's nerves
- get under one's skin
- hit where one lives
- make blood boil
- try one's patience
- work into lather
verb as in raise
- put forward
verb as in set
- put in motion
verb as in whip up
phrase as in opinionated
- dictatorial
- doctrinaire
- high-handed
- intransigent
- overbearing
- pragmatical
- self-assertive
- set in stone
- uncompromising
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Example sentences.
When at rest, the tail ought to assume a scimitar-like curve, and under excitement carried on a level with its set-on .
Many local swellings can be dispersed through the insertion of either a set-on or a rowel.
Note: The preferred tail should not exceed in length approximately half the distance from set-on to hock.
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Words related to set on are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word set on . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
adjective as in decided upon
- intent/intention
adjective as in completely serious
verb as in wrap, hide
adjective as in driven, persistent
- hard-boiled
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On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to set-on, such as: assertive, cocky, stubborn, adamant, arbitrary, and biased.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Definition of set on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog.
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