Due to the early onset of winter this year, authorities are forecasting shortages of heating oil.
Source: tatoeba (2340082)
Onset
/ˈɒnˌsɛt/
Synonyms for "onset" (218 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (44)
aaccessaggravated assaultaggressionalbertypealphaamphibious attackappearancearmed assaultassailingassailmentassaultattackbanzai attackbattlebeginningbirthblast offblast-offblitz
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blitzkriegbook printingbreakthroughchargechromotypographychromotypychromoxylographycollotypecolor printing
Noun(14 words)
activatingacute illness onset eventadventadventsappearanceapproachapproach of nightapproach the topicarrivalarrivingattackbeginningbeginningscome forth
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (65)
Noun(20 words)
comingcommence nowcommencementsdawnsdaybreakembarkingemergenceemergingfulminationfulminationsinceptioninception phaseincipiencyingressinitial consonantinitial soundinitiatinginitiationsjump intolaunching
Verb(2 words)
commence actioncommencing
commencementcounterattackcounteroffensivecoup de maincreationcrippling attackcutting edgedawndawningdead set atdebutdescent ondiversiondiversionary attackdriveedgeelectronographyelectrostatic printingestablishmentflank attack
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flying startfoundationfresh startfrontal attackgas attackgenesisgraphic artsgravurehalftone engravinghead-on attackhistory of printinghitinaugurationinceptioninfiltrationinitiationinstitutionjob printingjump-offkick-offleading edgeletterpress
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (109)
letterpress photoengravinglightning attacklightning warline engravinglithographylithogravurelithophotogravuremass attackmegadeathmimeographmuggingnew departureoffenseoffensiveoffsetoffset lithographyoncomingonrushonslaughtopening
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originoriginationoutbreakoutsetoutstartoverkillpalaeotypographypanzer warfarephoto offsetphoto-offsetphotochemical processphotoengravingphotogelatin processphotographic reproductionphotographyphotolithographyphototypographyphototypyphotozincographyplanographic printingplanographyprintingprintmakingpublicationpublishingpushraidreflectionrelief printingrotary photogravurerotogravurerun againstrun atrunning startrushsallysend offsend-offsetoutsetting in motionsetting-upsheetworkshock tacticssortiesourcespatesquare onestartstart-offstarting pointstencilstormingstriketake-offtakeoffthree-color printingtwo-color printingtypographytypolithographyunprovoked assaultwood-block printingxerographyxeroprintingxylotypographyzincography
Noun(23 words)
Adjective(1 words)
starting motion
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriesMore specific
9 entriesacute onsetconsonant cluster onsetearly onsetinceptioninitiationlate onsetoutsetvoiced onsetvoiceless onset
Collocations
6 entriesacute onsetearly onsetonset of symptomsonset of winterrapid onsetsudden onset
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- aluke noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
- atakki noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
French
1 entries- attaque noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
German
3 entries- Anstieg noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
- Anstrich noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
- Einschwingvorgang noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The onset of a crisis is usually triggered by a spectacular failure which shakes confidence in fictitious forms of capital.
Source: tatoeba (2347197)
My dad's friend was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Source: tatoeba (2354264)
The onset of menarche is influenced by many factors, including genetics and nutrition, and the age of menarche varies significantly across the world.
Source: tatoeba (3152357)
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