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Synonyms & Antonyms of onset
1
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
- the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion
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2
the point at which something begins
- the claim that if you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll often recover faster
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- cessation,
- closing,
- closure,
- completion,
- finale,
- finish,
- period,
- stop,
- termination,
- windup
Antonyms for onset
- close,
- conclusion,
- end,
- ending,
- omega
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“Onset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onset. Accessed 30 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of onset was circa 1522
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