set off vs offset

offset vs set off

set off is not a noun while offset is a noun.

set off and offset both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set off	No	No	Yes	No
offset	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set off and offset are synonyms defined as:

set off and offset: make up for

Other synonyms of set off include cancel.

set off (noun)	offset (noun)
	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 off (verb)	offset (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	produce by offset printing
set in motion or cause to begin	create an offset in
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast	cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
provoke or stir up	make up for
put in motion or move to act	compensate for or counterbalance
depart for someplace
make up for

Difference between set off and offset

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