onset

Speech parts

1. onset - Noun

2. onset - Verb

Meaning

A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.

A setting about; a beginning.

Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.

To assault; to set upon.

To set about; to begin.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

attack onslaught onrush oncoming genesis sally alpha showtime dawn beginning approach start advent blitzkrieg charge

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Antonyms

omega death end period close necrosis

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Hypernyms

start operation military operation

Hyponyms

fire blitzkrieg charge strike firing penetration

Phrases with the word

at the onset focal onset aware seizure focal onset seizure gradual onset of muscle weakness juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus youth-onset diabetes

Anagrams

seton stone Eston NOTES onest SONET steno tones

Examples

the attack began at dawn Source: Internet

the onset of pneumonia Source: Internet

A 47-year-old incarcerated man died from COVID-19 on Thursday, the 11th inmate to die from the virus since the onset of the pandemic. Source: Internet

36–39 repeats result in a reduced- penetrance form of the disease, with a much later onset and slower progression of symptoms. Source: Internet

Abbeys were the onset to larger villages and even some towns. Source: Internet

Abbeys were the onset to larger villages and even some towns to reshape the landscape. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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