/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of set ahead Find synonyms for: Verb1. advance, set ahead, setusage: move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language