Synonyms of advent

advent

noun

ˈad-ˌvent 

as in arrival

the act of coming upon a scene

with the advent of the mass-produced automobile, the need for a better system of roads and highways soon became apparent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrival
• appearance
• coming
• beginning
• start
• onset
• approach
• incoming
• inception
• dawn
• commencement
• entrance
• dawning
• birth
• genesis
• ingress
• morning
• debut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• departure
• disappearance
• passing
• departing
• exit
• farewell
• evaporation
• retirement
• parting
• dissolution
• withdrawal
• melting
• dissipation
• going
• fading
• exiting
• quitting
• retreat
• decampment
• egress
• leave-taking
• decamping
• emigration
• vanishing
• leaving
• exodus
• evacuation
• fadeaway
• clearing out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advent

But the advent of RSI might also be highly perilous for humanity, potentially marking the stage at which developers lose control of AI systems entirely. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

Thanks to the advent of pitch metrics, pitch shaping, and the endless parade of 100mph relievers, hitting in general has gotten harder than ever. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Then the rise of talk radio, fueled by right-wing firebrand Limbaugh, and the advent of cable TV, especially Fox News and MSNBC (now MS NOW), started to balkanize the media landscape. — Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

With the advent of GPS, however, that was no longer the case. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Since the turn of the century and the advent of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Michigan has shed around 300,000 manufacturing jobs, many of which went to Canada, the congressman’s office said. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Nothing sparks joy and jumpstarts the Christmas season like a food advent calendar. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

That changed with the advent of private racetrack clubs, most notably New York’s Monticello Motor Club, which opened in 2008. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Litt said of the advent of AI as a tool for solving mathematical problems. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026