setting (against)

verb

Definition of setting (against)next
present participle of set (against)
as in infuriating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for setting (against)
  1. infuriating
  2. alienating
  3. estranging
  4. enraging
  5. incensing
  6. maddening
  7. angering
  8. aggravating
Verb
  • Despite his rakish lifestyle, Don Juan falls in love with innocent Adriana, infuriating the envious Lucrezia Borgia (Estelle Taylor), who plots to ruin the young lovers’ nascent romance.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking to them on the phone is infuriating since most of the conversation is about what’s going on with Kaden.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Definition of infuriating
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  • This was a climbdown from her 2020 position, and an admission that her movement had used alienating language and ideas during a short-term, revolutionary moment.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The real danger lies in alienating the public, who perceive the company as a bully, undermining the very affection that made Buc-ee's successful.
    — Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of alienating
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  • So, how can an organization remain current on customers' ever-changing needs and expectations without annoying or estranging them?
    — Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of estranging
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  • North Carolina and Bill Belichick got zero, no doubt enraging girlfriend Jordon Hudson.
    — Greg Cote August 2, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Before the agreement was announced, Israeli forces struck in Beirut, enraging Trump, who has publicly expressed his fury with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Definition of enraging
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  • On the other hand, the Department of Justice redacted the names of several people who are not survivors -- incensing not only members of Congress but also survivors of Epstein's crimes who charge that the administration is engaged in a cover-up.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Amid the crackdown, Renee Good, 37, and Alex Pretti, 37, were both shot and killed by federal immigration authorities in separate confrontations, incensing large swaths of the nation.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of incensing
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  • The Tigers have still been haunted by bouts of bad luck and maddening failures to close out games.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, the mandatory hydration breaks added for all games (including those in domed stadiums with air conditioning) and a first-ever halftime show in the final were maddening for the soccer purists.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 20 July 2026
Definition of maddening
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  • The combined Academy was first based in New York, but then moved out west — angering the folks in Gotham.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of angering
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  • Canada had threatened to retaliate against any new tariffs with levies of its own, aggravating a trade fight between countries that sold each other $880 billion worth of goods and services last year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Such filings typically chronicle the impact of a defendant's crimes, as well as his history, upbringing and other aggravating or mitigating factors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of aggravating
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“Setting (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setting%20%28against%29. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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