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

Operating from Ireland and founded in 1999, the company Intrade dominated non-state, public prediction market activity prior to the advent of crypto. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

President Obama was accused of limiting access to independent photojournalists, and famously favored nontraditional media outlets at the advent of the social media age. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

The events will range from the Spanish Armada to the advent of Covid-19. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

And with the advent of prediction markets, millions more are believed to be betting on sports. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026

The countdown calendars include a classic chocolate option, a box full of beauty gifts and a 12-day advent calendar loaded with looks for your lips. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

The Ostrich Army spoke of the impending incursion as the advent of jackboot autocracy, but plans to resist it seemed more equivocal. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Despite years of low ferret figures in the wild, biologists think that there’s hope for a population recovery, with the advent of new techniques to stave off the plague. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Anyone searching for the real workings of Hollywood will find the search gets harder after the advent of CAA in 1975. — Sam Wasson, Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026