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. Mary Gay Scanlon:

   What happened yesterday was traumatic, but I refuse to let it dampen my love for the city of Philadelphia or the gem that is FDR Park, the fact is, this type of crime can happen anywhere and to anyone — yesterday it happened to me. Sadly, we know that over the course of the last year or two, since the onset of the pandemic, we have seen a spike in certain crimes across the country, including gun violence and carjacking.

2. Stephen Hanse:

   From the onset of this pandemic, nursing homes and assisted living providers have been on the front lines of the battle, the only way we will defeat this virus is working together with the State to ensure all nursing homes and assisted living providers are afforded the necessary resources to accomplish this goal. Hanse added : The States action today acknowledges the concerns providers voiced over the March 25thDepartment of Health advisory and we must continue to work together to implement solutions to assist long-term care providers. We are all in this together, and together, all of our actions must be directed at safeguarding our most vulnerable and lead us to overcome our present circumstances and create a stronger and safer future. Previously, Cuomo has seemed dismissive and resigned to defeat when asked about his state leading the nation in nursing-home deaths. Of the nations more than 26,000 coronavirus deaths in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, a fifth of them about 5,300 are in New York, according to a count by The Associated Press, and the toll has been increasing by an average of 20 to 25 deaths a day for the past few weeks.

3. 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.

4. Jessica Larsen:

   Mount Pavlof is known to us for having a pretty quick onset to eruptions, Mount Pavlof doesn't always give us long precursory signals, if Jessica Larsen look at some of the seismic data that we have, the intensity really ramped up pretty fast. It was quite abrupt.

5. 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.