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Synonyms for onset
ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn-on·set
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, trespassAntonyms:
defense, repulsion, resistance, retreat, submission, surrenderPreposition:
The enemy made an attack upon (or on) our works.
Princeton's WordNet
onset, oncomingnoun
the beginning or early stages
"the onset of pneumonia"
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "onset":
emergence, beginning, appearance, start, outbreak, occurrence, arrival, apparition, advent, commencement, early, outset, initiation
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#474 | start | |
#801 | early | |
#960 | fire | |
#1266 | approach | |
#1674 | beginning | |
#2262 | attack | |
#3056 | attempt | |
#4235 | appearance | |
#4484 | arrival | |
#6171 | assault | |
#6477 | blast | |
#7722 | invasion | |
#9403 | occurrence | |
#9984 | infringement | |
#11293 | commencement | |
#11553 | advent | |
#11826 | onset | |
#11830 | initiation | |
#12532 | emergence | |
#12999 | intrusion | |
#13609 | outbreak | |
#15217 | aggression | |
#20059 | outset | |
#30473 | onslaught | |
#33365 | trespass | |
#34340 | barrage | |
#38354 | bombardment | |
#39458 | encroachment | |
#43215 | flak | |
#44326 | flack | |
#50492 | apparition | |
#50731 | oncoming | |
#53663 | outpouring | |
#60311 | incursion | |
#289698 | onrush |
How to use onset in a sentence?
The main agricultural products – maize, groundnuts, millet, sorghum and rice – suffer enormously due to their high dependence on rainfall. The June 15 deadline for (starting) farming has been unreliable with early as well as late onset of the planting season year in and year out.
One study in Toronto demonstrated that people who could speak two languages had later onset dementia.
We know in animal models that obesity accelerates the onset of cancer, and we know in people that obesity is associated with an increase in cancer and a worse prognosis for patients who have cancer. That's well established.
We are seeing a lot of civilian injuries, including children and the use of heavy explosive weaponry, people are moving into shelters and basements, which do not have proper sanitary conditions, and we are observing problems with the onset of winter. Hospitals and schools have been damaged by artillery fire, and the threat of COVID is straining the healthcare system even more.
Women always ask for a better sense of their delivery date in order to help them prepare for work leave, or to make contingency plans for sibling-care during labor, these are plans which help reduce a woman's anxiety about the onset of labor.
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