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 beginning start advent charge appearance launch strike invasion arrival offensive assault
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Antonyms

omega period death end 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 gradual onset of muscle weakness youth-onset diabetes sudden onset focal onset seizure adult-onset muscular dystrophy

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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