" setting on "

1: to take sudden, violent action against;

  * e.g., " ... without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assailing,

•  assaulting,

•  attacking,

•  besetting,

•  bushwhacking,

•  charging,

•  descending (on or upon),

•  going in (on),

•  jumping (on),

•  pouncing (on or upon),

•  raiding,

•  rushing,

•  siccing,

•  storming,

•  striking,

•  trashing,

•  turning (on)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to take sudden, violent action against;

  * e.g., " ... without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assail,

•  assault,

•  attack,

•  beset,

•  bushwhack,

•  charge,

•  descend (on or upon),

•  go in (on),

•  jump (on),

•  pounce (on or upon),

•  raid,

•  rush,

•  sic,

•  storm,

•  strike,

•  trash,

•  turn (on)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;

  * e.g., " ... Looking up, they set eyes on the mountain summit. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  behold,

•  catch,

•  descry,

•  discern,

•  distinguish,

•  espy,

•  eye,

•  look (at),

•  note,

•  notice,

•  observe,

•  perceive,

•  regard,

•  remark,

•  see,

•  sight,

•  spot,

•  spy,

•  view,

•  witness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy;

  * e.g., " ... She set her heart on going to Harvard when she was only a freshman in high school. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ache (for),

•  covet,

•  crave,

•  desiderate,

•  desire,

•  die (for),

•  hanker (for or after),

•  hunger (for),

•  itch (for),

•  jones (for),

•  long (for),

•  lust (for or after),

•  pant (after),

•  pine (for),

•  repine (for),

•  salivate (for),

•  sigh (for),

•  thirst (for),

•  want,

•  wish (for),

•  yearn (for),

•  yen (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to think very highly or favorably of;

  * e.g., " ... He sets store by the example set by his parents. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  admire,

•  appreciate,

•  consider,

•  esteem,

•  regard,

•  respect

•  Antonyms : 

•  disbelieve,

•  discredit,

•  reject

2: to regard as right or true;

  * e.g., " ... I don't set much store by his opinion. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accept,

•  believe,

•  buy,

•  credit,

•  swallow,

•  take,

•  trust

•  Antonyms : 

•  disvalue

3: to hold dear;

  * e.g., " ... He'll always set store by his favorite childhood books. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  cherish,

•  love,

•  prize,

•  treasure,

•  value

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;

  * e.g., " ... Looking up, they set eyes on the mountain summit. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beholding,

•  catching,

•  descrying,

•  discerning,

•  distinguishing,

•  espying,

•  eyeing,

•  looking (at),

•  noticing,

•  noting,

•  observing,

•  perceiving,

•  regarding,

•  remarking,

•  seeing,

•  sighting,

•  spotting,

•  spying,

•  viewing,

•  witnessing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy;

  * e.g., " ... She set her heart on going to Harvard when she was only a freshman in high school. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aching (for),

•  coveting,

•  craving,

•  desiderating,

•  desiring,

•  dying (for),

•  hankering (for or after),

•  hungering (for),

•  itching (for),

•  jonesing (for),

•  longing (for),

•  lusting (for or after),

•  panting (after),

•  pining (for),

•  repining (for),

•  salivating (for),

•  sighing (for),

•  thirsting (for),

•  wanting,

•  wishing (for),

•  yearning (for),

•  yenning (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts;

  * e.g., " ... The construction sounds outside are setting everyone's teeth on edge today. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aggravating,

•  annoying,

•  bothering,

•  bugging,

•  burning (up),

•  chafing,

•  eating,

•  exasperating,

•  frosting,

•  galling,

•  getting,

•  grating,

•  griping,

•  hacking (off),

•  irking,

•  irritating,

•  itching,

•  narking,

•  nettling,

•  peeving,

•  persecuting,

•  piquing,

•  putting out,

•  rasping,

•  riling,

•  ruffling,

•  spiting,

•  vexing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to think very highly or favorably of;

  * e.g., " ... He sets store by the example set by his parents. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  admiring,

•  appreciating,

•  considering,

•  esteeming,

•  regarding,

•  respecting

•  Antonyms : 

•  disbelieving,

•  discrediting,

•  rejecting

2: to regard as right or true;

  * e.g., " ... I don't set much store by his opinion. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accepting,

•  believing,

•  buying,

•  crediting,

•  swallowing,

•  taking,

•  trusting

•  Antonyms : 

•  disvaluing

3: to hold dear;

  * e.g., " ... He'll always set store by his favorite childhood books. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciating,

•  cherishing,

•  loving,

•  prizing,

•  treasuring,

•  valuing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)