setting off
Starting to leave
Setting off is departing on a journey or beginning an undertaking: We're setting off for Paris tomorrow, She set off on her new career.
It also means triggering or initiating something: The news set off a panic, Fireworks set off car alarms.
To set something off is to make it stand out by contrast: The dark frame sets off the painting nicely.
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- trekArduous overland journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
embarking · leaving · heading out · starting out · venturing · traveling · backpacking · globetrotting
Violent burst of energy
- blastSudden forceful burst
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- triggerWhat initiates action
- bombExplosive device or disaster
dynamite · TNT · grenade · fireworks · pyrotechnics · fuse · timer · remote
Urgent warning signal
- detectorDevice that senses
- sensorInput-detecting device
- motion sensorDevice detecting nearby activity
- security systemEquipment preventing unauthorized access
car alarm · smoke detector · alert · siren · tripwire · activating · tripping · response
Tiny fiery particle
- kindleStart a blaze
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- torchHandheld burning light source
- matchesPairs that align
lighter · flint · firestarter · flame · fire · combustion · fuse · wick
Making whole together
- highlightingEmphasizing key parts
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- accentuatingStressing for emphasis
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
showcasing · offsetting · jewelry · complexion · features · colors · outfit · backdrop
journey
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- trekArduous overland journey
pilgrimage · embarking · leaving · heading out · starting out · venturing · traveling · backpacking · globetrotting · wanderlust
explosion
Violent burst of energy
- blastSudden forceful burst
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- triggerWhat initiates action
bomb · dynamite · TNT · grenade · fireworks · pyrotechnics · fuse · timer · remote · demolition
alarm
Urgent warning signal
- detectorDevice that senses
- sensorInput-detecting device
- motion sensorDevice detecting nearby activity
security system · car alarm · smoke detector · alert · siren · tripwire · activating · tripping · response · reaction
spark
Tiny fiery particle
matches · lighter · flint · firestarter · flame · fire · combustion · fuse · wick · lantern
complementing
Making whole together
- highlightingEmphasizing key parts
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- accentuatingStressing for emphasis
framing · showcasing · offsetting · jewelry · complexion · features · colors · outfit · backdrop · display
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
- incitementinciting, instigating, provoking, incitement, instigation
setting offarriving
Reaching a destination
reaching · pulling in · turning up · getting there · getting in
setting offstopping
Ceasing to continue
halting · staying put · remaining · settling in · standing still
setting offdisarming
Allaying suspicion through warmth
defusing · deactivating · disabling · neutralizing · silencing
off, set, setting, settlement, sets, settling, settler, set off, offset