ADVENT Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

advent

noun

ˈad-ˌvent

Definition of advent

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

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Recent Examples of advent State level school vouchers have enjoyed a period of growth largely free from regulation and oversight, but the advent of federal vouchers has the potential to change that. — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Thanks to the advent of consumer genetic testing, more than 20% of the general population has submitted DNA samples to private companies. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026 Then there were some streaks of about three hundred people identifying the advent of oldness to the early, mid, and late sixties. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 As with the advent of radio, comic books and arcades, adults worried about how children might interact with or be affected by internet use. — Gabriel E. Hales, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 The prospect of deploying so many satellites is no longer daunting since the advent of lower-cost rocket launches driven by SpaceX, which has enabled the growing megaconstellations with thousands of satellites such as Starlink. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 The advent of reading and writing was a precondition for philosophy, modern science, history as an academic enterprise, art criticism. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The origins of modern copyright lie in 15th-century Europe, when a technological breakthrough — the advent of the printing press — enabled the mass production of literary works for the first time. — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026 Worse, the advent of electric bicycles and scooters has made the activity in the bike lanes chaotic. — Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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The excise falls on the remainder, the senders without accounts, who skew toward the newest arrivals, the lowest earners and the undocumented.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Somehow neither the two chaperone teachers on the trip, flighty Viktorija (Tihana Lazovic) and lumpish Markus (Branislav Trifunovic), nor the coach’s driver notice Bogdanovic’s arrival.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026