set off
• begin a journey.
• "they set off together in the small car"
Similar:
set out,
start out,
set forth,
sally forth,
begin one's journey,
leave,
depart,
embark,
set sail,
hit the road,
set forward,
• cause someone to start doing something, especially laughing or talking.
• "anything will set him off laughing"
• cause a bomb or alarm to go off.
• "police do not know how the bomb was set off"
• serve as decorative embellishment to something.
• "I came downstairs in a mint green maxi-dress, set off nicely by my new white bag"
Similar:
enhance,
bring out,
emphasize,
show off,
throw into relief,
point up,
complement,
heighten,
intensify,
increase,
Opposite:
clash with,
• offset something against something else.
• "any rental paid must of course be set off against any income tax payable"
set-off
noun
• an item or amount that is or may be set off against another in the settlement of accounts.
• a step or shoulder at which the thickness of part of a building or machine is reduced.
• the unwanted transference of ink from one printed sheet or page to another before it has set.
