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Antonyms for set-to
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : set-too |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛtˌtu |
- accord
- affection
- agreement
- alikeness
- approval
- assent
- authorization
- avoidance
- calm
- calmness
- ceasefire
- compatibility
- compliment
- comprehension
- concord
- concurrence
- conformity
- consent
- consideration
- ease
- entertainment
- evasion
- friendliness
- friendship
- fun
- giving in
- good will
- happiness
- harmony
- idleness
- kindness
- laziness
- likeness
- liking
- load
- lot
- love
- order
- peace
- pleasure
- praise
- quiet
- ratification
- retreat
- sameness
- sanction
- silence
- similarity
- stability
- stillness
- success
- surrender
- sympathy
- tranquility
- truce
- understanding
- uniformity
- union
- unity
- yielding
Definition of set-to
Origin :- "bout, fight," 1743, originally pugilistic slang, from verbal phrase; see set (v.) + to.
- As in argument : noun verbal fight
- As in melee : noun battle, fight
- As in misunderstanding : noun argument, fight
- As in quarrel : noun disagreement
- As in row : noun fight, ruckus
- As in run-in : noun argument
- As in scrap : noun argument, fight
- As in scuffle : noun fight
- As in squabble : noun argument
- As in struggle : noun hard try; fight to win
- As in tilt : noun fight
- As in wrangle : noun fight, argument
- As in bout : noun competitive fight
- As in brush : noun fight
- As in clash : noun disagreement or fight, often brief
- As in polemic : noun argument
- As in tourney : noun tilt
- As in conflict : noun fight, warfare
- As in conflict : noun disagreement, discord
- As in confrontation : noun conflict
- As in contention : noun competition
- As in contest : noun fight, struggle
- As in difference : noun opposing views
- As in encounter : noun fight, argument
- As in altercation : noun fight, often verbal
- As in fight : noun physical encounter
- As in fighting : noun battle, encounter
- As in fracas : noun disturbance, fight
- As in fray : noun fight, battle
- As in friction : noun disagreement
- Went to the chapel last night, I understand, and he and dad had a set-to.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Cut in Miss Hawtry at the second set-to of Harriet and aunt.
- Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess
- But that was all like playing skretch-cradle to our set-to last night in the dark.
- Extract from : « Fix Bay'nets » by George Manville Fenn
- But there can be no question about the outcome of such a set-to.
- Extract from : « Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation » by S. D. Gordon
- The set-to you had about the Indians' right to hunt pleased us both.
- Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
- And next day we had a set-to with the gloves, and his verdict was 'Only just short of professional.'
- Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
- By then the others were near enough to take part in the set-to.
- Extract from : « Motor Matt's Hard Luck » by Stanley R. Matthews
- He was a sailor once more, and had a deuce of a set-to with some Lascars.
- Extract from : « Seven Frozen Sailors » by George Manville Fenn
- We had our first set-to this morning, in which he winged me, but I got the best of him.
- Extract from : « The Delafield Affair » by Florence Finch Kelly
- The big man, to the best of our knowledge, had a determined "set-to" once, and only once.
- Extract from : « Wrestling and Wrestlers: » by Jacob Robinson
Synonyms for set-to
- action
- affray
- altercation
- animosity
- antagonism
- argument
- attack
- attempt
- bad blood
- bad feeling
- bad vibes
- bat
- battle
- battle royal
- beef
- belligerency
- bicker
- bickering
- bloodshed
- blow-off
- blowup
- bone
- bone of contention
- bone to pick
- bout
- boxing match
- brannigan
- brawl
- brawling
- breach
- break
- broil
- brouhaha
- brush
- brush-off
- bump
- castigation
- catamaran
- catfight
- clash
- collision
- combat
- commotion
- competition
- complaint
- concours
- concussion
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- contest
- contrariety
- contretemps
- controversy
- counteraction
- crash
- crisis
- crossed wires
- crusher
- dance
- debate
- difference
- difference of opinion
- difficulty
- disaccord
- disagreement
- disapproval
- discontent
- discord
- discordance
- disharmony
- disputation
- dispute
- dissension
- dissent
- dissidence
- disturbance
- disunity
- divided loyalties
- dogfight
- donnybrook
- duel
- dust
- dustup
- effort
- embroilment
- emulation
- encounter
- endeavor
- engagement
- enmity
- essay
- estrangement
- exchange
- exertion
- face-off
- faction
- factionalism
- falling
- falling-out
- feud
- feuding
- fight
- finisher
- fisticuffs
- flak
- flap
- fracas
- fray
- free-for-all
- friction
- fuss
- gin
- go
- grind
- hassle
- hatred
- have a go at each other
- hell broke loose
- hostility
- impact
- impedance
- incompatibility
- interference
- jam
- jar
- jolt
- joust
- jump
- knock down and drag out
- knock-down drag-out
- knock-down-drag-out
- knockdown
- labor
- lecture
- long haul
- match
- meet
- meeting
- melee
- misunderstanding
- mix
- mix up
- mix-up
- noise
- objection
- opposition
- out
- pains
- punch out
- quarrel
- racket
- reprimand
- reproof
- resentment
- resistance
- rhubarb
- rift
- riot
- rivalry
- romp
- roughhouse
- round
- row
- rowdy
- rub
- ruckus
- ruction
- ruffle
- rumble
- rumpus
- run-in
- rupture
- scene
- scramble
- scrap
- scrimmage
- scuffle
- set-to
- shindy
- shock
- shouting match
- showdown
- shuffle
- skirmish
- smash
- sour note
- sparring match
- spat
- squabble
- squabbling
- static
- stew
- strife
- striving
- struggle
- talking heads
- talking-to
- tap
- telling-off
- tiff
- to-do
- toil
- tongue-lashing
- touch
- tournament
- tourney
- trial
- trouble
- tug-of-war
- tumult
- tussle
- undertaking
- uproar
- variance
- velitation
- vendetta
- violence
- wallop
- war
- warfare
- word
- words
- work
- wrangle
- wrangling
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