ARRIVAL Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

arrival

noun

ə-ˈrī-vəl

Definition of arrival

as in advent

the act of coming upon a scene spring's late arrival meant we were still skiing in mid-April the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of arrival Locking that in on arrival prevents surprises deeper into a back-to-back trip stretch. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Where To Start Organizations don’t need to predict the exact arrival date of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer before beginning meaningful work. — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Schultz died shortly after arrival, and Cronin died of his injuries on July 1. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Nearly eight years passed between 2018’s TESTING and the arrival of the much-delayed Don’t Be Dumb, an eternity in rapper terms. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrival

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival

Noun

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
Thanks to the advent of pitch metrics, pitch shaping, and the endless parade of 100mph relievers, hitting in general has gotten harder than ever.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of advent

Noun

Maintenance may fix a loose step, or normal foot traffic can change the appearance of an outdoor area.

— Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Michael Forest, the strapping actor who starred in Beast From Haunted Cave and other B-pictures for Roger Corman and made memorable guest-star appearances on classic episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Star Trek, has died.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of appearance

Noun

But my personal experience of this is that my political coming of age was the Iraq War and the Patriot Act.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
With Madonna so much in the news and much chatter about the coming of a matriarchal age, breasts have come to the fore and the brassiere has once again come out from under.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026