set-back vs offset

offset vs set-back

set-back and offset both are nouns.

set-back is not a verb while offset is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set-back	Yes	No	No	No
offset	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, set-back and offset are synonyms defined as:

set-back and offset: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

Other synonyms of set-back include setoff.

set-back (noun)	offset (noun)
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly	structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
	a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
	a natural consequence of development
	a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
	a compensating equivalent
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

set-back (verb)	offset (verb)
	produce by offset printing
	create an offset in
	cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
	make up for
	compensate for or counterbalance

Difference between set-back and offset

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