outset
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Synonyms & Antonyms for outset
Synonyms
alpha, baseline, beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, genesis, get-go (also git-go), inception, incipience, incipiency, kickoff, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, start, threshold
Antonyms
close, conclusion, end, ending, omega
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This behavior is distinct from other shark species, like the sand tiger shark whose embryos cannibalize their siblings in utero and thus eliminate the competition from the outset. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "Some Unborn Sharks Swim from Uterus to Uterus Inside Their Mom," 7 Jan. 2019 Critics have dogged Nununu from the outset, according to Adler and Milchberg, because the brand focuses on changing clothing concepts as well as attitudes about children and gender. — Nadra Nittle, Vox, "Céline Dion has a new gender-neutral clothing line for kids," 16 Nov. 2018 As for Michael, that was a decision was almost guaranteed from the outset. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Pippa Middleton and James Matthews Have Confirmed the Name of Their Baby Boy," 12 Nov. 2018 Most of the casualties were domestic tourists visiting beaches at the outset of the long Christmas weekend. — I Made Sentana, WSJ, "Rain Slows Search for Tsunami Dead, as Indonesia Recalls 2004 Disaster," 26 Dec. 2018 Then, ideally at the outset of therapy, the individual (or family, couple, organization, etc.) and provider also mutually agree upon a definition of progress that both parties can evaluate over time. — SELF, "How Can You Tell if Therapy Is Actually Working?," 11 Dec. 2018 To wit: At the outset of each sailing, passengers are gifted one of Quark’s bright yellow all-weather parkas, an integral piece of the expedition wardrobe. — Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Cruise Lines in the World: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 At the outset of his presentation, Musk listed some of the technologies needed to make the BFR system a reality, citing the progress SpaceX has made toward their maturation. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA isn’t going to pay for the BFR, so Musk charts a new course," 18 Sep. 2018 Since the outset of last season, Curry has cut down on his circus shots, in part to ingratiate Durant. — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, "Kevin Durant and the Dagger That Foreshadowed the Broom," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outset.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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outset
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English Language Learners Definition of outset
: the start or beginning of something
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