Pull and Setback

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Pull noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: a political candidate with all of the pull that comes with a vast fortune and famous surname

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Setback is an antonym for pull.

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

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

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Pull is an antonym for setback.

long	long pull	long setback
considerable	considerable pull	considerable setback
massive	massive pull	massive setback
big	big pull	big setback
Other adjectives: serious, huge, little, slight, bad, necessary, major, slightest, significant, recurring, bigger.

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