start out vs set out

start out and set out both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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