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

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