set out vs start out

set out and start out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set out	No	No	Yes	No
start out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set out and start out are synonyms defined as:

set out and start out: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Other synonyms of set out include begin, commence, get, get down, set about, start.

As verbs, set out and start out are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of set out include depart, part, set forth, set off, start, take off.

set out (verb)	start out (verb)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line	depart for someplace
depart for someplace