Assistance and Setback

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Assistance noun - An act or instance of helping.

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Setback is an antonym for assistance.

Nearby Words: assist, assistant, assisted, assisting

Setback noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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Assistance is an antonym for setback in disappointment topic.

many	many assistance	many setback
small	small assistance	small setback
little	little assistance	little setback
slight	slight assistance	slight setback
Other adjectives: necessary, major, immediate, possible, minor, significant, financial.

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