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set on
adjective as in bent on
adjective as in bound and determined
adjective as in determined
Strongest matches
adjective as in hell-bent
adjective as in resting
Weak matches
verb as in cover
Strong matches
Weak matches
verb as in foment
verb as in instigate
verb as in provoke
Strong matches
verb as in raise
verb as in set
verb as in whip up
phrase as in opinionated
Weak matches
- adamant
- arbitrary
- biased
- bigoted
- bossy
- bullheaded
- cocksure
- conceited
- dictatorial
- doctrinaire
- dogmatic
- hard-line
- high-handed
- inflexible
- intransigent
- locked-in
- obdurate
- obstinate
- one-sided
- oracular
- overbearing
- pigheaded
- positive
- pragmatic
- pragmatical
- prejudiced
- self-assertive
- set in stone
- single-minded
- tilted
- uncompromising
- unyielding
- weighted
Example Sentences
By the time Murphy reached his teenage years, he was set on a career in comedy.
The ambitious wrestler said he now has his sights set on reaching the top of the sumo hierarchy.
The sting of a higher health-insurance premium may lessen when payment is set on auto-pay, he said, while a bigger car loan may feel more manageable when it becomes a fixed, recurring expense.
Daddy woke up very early the next morning, dead set on accomplishing an important mission—getting work.
The stakes are rising for cardholders set on getting the most bang for their buck.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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