Due to the early onset of winter this year, authorities are forecasting shortages of heating oil.
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Onset
//ˈɒnˌsɛt//
Synonyms for "onset" (178 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (53)
Noun(6 words)
counterattackcounteroffensivecoup de maincreationcrippling attackcutting edgedawndawningdead set atdebutdescent ondiversiondiversionary attackdriveedgeelectronographyelectrostatic printingestablishmentflank attackflying start
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foundationfresh startfrontal attackgas attackgenesisgraphic artsgravurehalftone engravinghead-on attackhistory of printinghitinaugurationinceptioninfiltrationinitiationinstitutionjob printingjump-offkick-offleading edgeletterpressletterpress photoengravinglightning attacklightning warline engravinglithographylithogravure
Related words (89)
lithophotogravuremass attackmegadeathmimeographmuggingnew departureoffenseoffensiveoffsetoffset lithographyoncomingonrushonslaughtopeningoriginoriginationoutbreakoutsetoutstartoverkill
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palaeotypographypanzer warfarephoto offsetphoto-offsetphotochemical processphotoengravingphotogelatin processphotographic reproductionphotographyphotolithographyphototypographyphototypyphotozincographyplanographic printingplanographyprintingprintmakingpublicationpublishingpushraidreflectionrelief printingrotary photogravurerotogravurerun againstrun atrunning startrushsallysend offsend-offsetoutsetting in motionsetting-upsheetworkshock tacticssortiespatesquare onestartstart-offstarting pointstencilstormingstriketake-offtakeoffthree-color printingtwo-color printingtypographytypolithographyunprovoked assaultwood-block printingxerographyxeroprintingxylotypographyzincography
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7 entriesTranslations
56 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- атака noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- нападение noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- начална фаза noun ((medicine) initial phase of a disease or condition)
Catalan
1 entries- atac noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
Dutch
2 entries- aanval noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- aanvang noun ((medicine) initial phase of a disease or condition)
Esperanto
1 entries- atako noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
Finnish
4 entries- aluke noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
- aluke noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
- atakki noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
- hyökkäys noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
French
4 entries- apparition noun ((medicine) initial phase of a disease or condition)
- assaut noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- attaque noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- attaque noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
German
4 entries- Angriff noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- Anstieg noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
- Anstrich noun ((acoustics) beginning of a musical note)
- Ansturm noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
Hungarian
3 entries- kezdet noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
- nyitány noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
- szótagkezdet noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
Indonesian
1 entries- awitan noun ((medicine) initial phase of a disease or condition)
Italian
1 entries- attacco noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
Korean
1 entries- 음절초 noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
Latin
1 entries- accessus noun ((medicine) initial phase of a disease or condition)
Marathi
3 entries- उद्धव noun (setting about, beginning)
- प्रारंभ noun (setting about, beginning)
- हल्ला noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
Persian
1 entries- آغازه noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
Portuguese
3 entries- anábase noun ((medicine) initial phase of a disease or condition)
- ataque noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
- investida noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
Romanian
3 entries- asalt noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- atac noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- debut noun ((medicine) initial phase of a disease or condition)
Russian
4 entries- ата́ка noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- на́тиск noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- наступле́ние noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- при́ступ noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
Spanish
4 entries- aparición noun ((medicine) initial phase of a disease or condition)
- arremetida noun ((archaic) attack, assault)
- ataque noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
- ataque silábico noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
Swedish
1 entries- ansats noun ((phonology) initial portion of a syllable)
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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