Refrain and Setting out

Opposite meaning terms

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

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Setting out is an antonym for refrain.

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

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Refrain is an antonym for setting out in topics: aid, effect.

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Setting out and Refrain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refrain/setting_out

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Setting out or Refrain. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/refrain/setting_out.

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