onset

Meaning of onset

noun
  1. the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.
    the onset of winter
    early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Information about onset

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of onset is: onsets.
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Hyphenation of onset

on-set

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • onset is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

onset synonyms

Meaning oncoming:

oncoming

Meaning attack:

attack, onslaught, onrush

Meaning the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning:

start

Meaning the point in time or space at which something begins:

beginning

Meaning the emergence or appearance of a new development or product:

arrival

Meaning a space or gap that allows passage or access:

opening

Meaning the start or beginning of something:

outset

Meaning the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity:

inception

Meaning a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease:

outbreak

Meaning the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favourable:

dawn

Meaning the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being:

birth

Meaning the early stage in the development or growth of something:

infancy

Meaning the origin or mode of formation of something:

genesis

Meaning the action or process of bringing something into existence:

creation

Meaning the process of becoming visible after being concealed:

emergence

Meaning an upward movement; an instance of rising:

rise

Meaning the beginning of something:

commencement

onset antonyms

Meaning a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story:

end

Meaning the action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated:

termination

Translation of onset

Anagrams of onset

Etons, Nesto, notes, Seton, seton, steno, Stone, stone, tenso, tones

Words that rhyme with onset

Narraganset, lanset, gainset, inset, twinset, chainset, Neponset, Nesconset, Quonset, moonset, quonset, thornset, sunset, unset, downset, synset

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