Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun setoff
1 sense of setoff
Sense 1
set-back, setoff, offset -- (structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly)
=> structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")