Check and Setback

Check

Check noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.

Setback is a synonym for check in restraint topic. In some cases you can use "Setback" instead a noun "Check".

Setback

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

Check is a synonym for setback in delay topic. You can use "Check" instead a noun "Setback", if it concerns topics such as disappointment, hold-up.

How words are described

long long check long setback
brief brief check brief setback
substantial substantial check substantial setback
small small check small setback
Other adjectives: massive, large, big, serious, huge, little, bad, final, bigger.

Both words in one sentence

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