ONSET Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

onset

noun

ˈȯn-ˌset

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as in attack

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion

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Relevance

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as in beginning

the point at which something begins the claim that if you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll often recover faster

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Recent Examples of onset The onset of tariffs on Mexico/Canada/China raises the risk that this will occur for a few reasons. —

Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025 Before the onset of the pandemic, Brooks had been readying to shoot another film, which fell apart, as so many things did in the early part of 2020. —

Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025 For example, the American Cancer Society reports that early onset colorectal cancer cases in adults younger than 50 grew by 2.4% each year from 2012-2021. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025 But from the onset, the second-oldest republic in the Western Hemisphere after the United States was beset by armed conflict, foreign interventions, repressive dictators, political violence, and heads of state whose personal ambitions and desire for power fanned instability and revolts. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for onset

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Noun

Leaders were left stunned Friday after U.S. Vice President JD Vance used his speech at Munich Security Conference to launch an attack on European democracy, provoking strong rebuttals from the region.

— Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
On Friday and Saturday, the pope spoke on the phone to Rev. Gabriel Romanelli and his assistant, Father Yusuf Asad, in Gaza City, northern Gaza – who have been in frequent communication since Israel launched its war following the October 7 attacks.

— Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025