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

For one thing, social media has gotten far less social since the advent of engagement algorithms and infinite scroll. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Since the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022, the list of possible indicators that the AI boom was about to go bust is long and keeps getting longer, leaving Wall Street asking each time if the end is finally near. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Only with the advent of more powerful batteries could transmission lines be extended, leading to the steady rolling out of wiring across numerous rail networks in the early 1840s. — Mike McRae 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

The advent of livestreaming e-commerce platforms has only bolstered that proposition. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Over the years, Best of Beauty became the seal that guides hands across shelves by empowering Allure readers with the knowledge of what makes a product great… long before the advent of social media and the ubiquitous #GRWM. — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2026

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

And now, thanks to the advent of AI agents, which can independently crawl through your social media and email accounts, even more people are becoming obsessed. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

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