Foil and Setback

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Foil noun - A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.

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Setback and foil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setback" instead a noun "Foil".

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

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

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Foil and setback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead a noun "Setback". archaic substitute

big	big foil	big setback
great	great foil	great setback
serious	serious foil	serious setback
interesting	interesting foil	interesting setback
Other adjectives: necessary, new, possible, recurring.

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