Synonyms for onset
ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn-on·set

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1. onsetnoun

   An attack may be by word; an aggression is always by deed. An assault may be upon the person, an aggression is upon rights, possessions, etc. An invasion of a nation's territories is an act of aggression; an intrusion upon a neighboring estate is a trespass. Onslaught signifies intensely violent assault, as by an army or a desperado, tho it is sometimes used of violent speech.

   Synonyms:
   aggression, assault, attack, attack, encroachment, incursion, infringement, intrusion, invasion, onslaught, trespass

   Antonyms:
   defense, repulsion, resistance, retreat, submission, surrender

   Preposition:
   The enemy made an attack upon (or on) our works.

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1. onset, oncomingnoun

   the beginning or early stages

   "the onset of pneumonia"

   Synonyms:
   onrush, onslaught, oncoming, attack

2. attack, onslaught, onset, onrushnoun

   (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

   "the attack began at dawn"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, approach, attack, oncoming, onrush, bombardment, plan of attack, fire, blast, flak, onslaught, tone-beginning, flack, outpouring, barrage

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1. • Military
   • Operation
   • Start

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1. onsetnoun

   Synonyms:
   attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt

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1. List of paraphrases for "onset":

   emergence, beginning, appearance, start, outbreak, occurrence, arrival, apparition, advent, commencement, early, outset, initiation

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1. Zev Wainberg:

   Based on this data, if you're a minority and you develop recent-onset diabetes, you should talk to your doctor about the implications of that for developing cancer, especially if you have any symptoms of pancreatic cancer.

2. Chris Cuomo:

   I've got brain fog that won't go away, i've got an onset of clinical depression, which is not sadness. People keep saying to me,' Don't be sad.' I'm not sad. I'm depressed. It's different. I can't control it.

3. John Hayes:

   Our message is,' If you have sudden-onset smell loss, in the absence of other explanatory history like a head injury, the chance of you being infected is high,' this is about raising awareness that smell loss is an early symptom of Covid-19.

4. Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi:

   The common-sense move is exactly what we've been stating from the onset, that ICE should have deported San Francisco sheriff.

5. Andrew Wilkinson:

   Regardless of the global dislocation for equities, investors still seem to be preparing for a lift-off in the fed funds rate, there's not a lot to stop the onset of tightening at some point in the near future.