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onset - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: onset
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: beginning; attack
Synonyms: access, aggression, assault, birth, charge, commencement, dawn, encounter, inception, kickoff*, offense, offensive, onrush, onslaught, opening, origin, outbreak, outset, rush, seizure, start, assailment, dawning, incipience, onfall, outstart
Antonyms: conclusion, end, ending, finish
Main Entry: advent
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: beginning or arrival of something anticipated
Synonyms: appearance, approach, arrival, coming, entrance, occurrence, onset, visitation
Antonyms: departure, end
Main Entry: assault
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack
Synonyms: advance, aggression, charge, incursion, invasion, offensive, onset, onslaught, rape, storm, strike, violation, storming
Notes: to assail a task is to approach it with the intent of mastering it, from Latin salire 'to leap'; assault is also based on this word and assail and assault can be synonyms
assault is an attempt or threat to do physical harm while battery is unjustified application of force; assault and battery is carrying out of threatened physical harm or violence
Main Entry: commencement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ceremony marking the beginning of stage
Synonyms: admission, alpha, birth, bow, celebration, convocation, countdown, dawn, genesis, graduation, initiation, kickoff*, onset, opening, outset, proem, start, curtain-raiser, dawning, opener, services, starting point, tee off
Antonyms: cessation, completion, end, ending, finish, stop
Main Entry: offensive
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack
Synonyms: aggression, assault, drive, invasion, onset, onslaught, push, assailment
Antonyms: defensive, defending
Main Entry: onslaught
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack
Synonyms: aggression, assault, blitz, charge, incursion, invasion, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, assailment, onfall
Antonyms: defense
Main Entry: raid
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack, seizure
Synonyms: arrest, assault, bust, capture, descent, foray, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, onset, onslaught, pull, reconnaissance, roundup, sally*, sortie*, sweep, break-in, forced entrance, hit-and-run, shootup, surprise attack, tipover
Main Entry: source
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: beginning; point of supply
Synonyms: antecedent, author, authority, authorship, begetter, birthplace, cause, commencement, connection, dawn, dawning, derivation, determinant, expert, father, fount, fountain, fountainhead, horse's mouth, inception, informant, maternity, mother, onset, opening, origin, origination, originator, parent, paternity, provenance, provenience, rise, rising, root, specialist, spring, start, starting point, wellspring
Antonyms: effect, end, result
Main Entry: aggression
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack, often military
Synonyms: assault, blitz, encroachment, injury, invasion, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, push, raid, assailment, blitzkrieg
Main Entry: battle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: military fight
Synonyms: action, assault, attack, barrage, bloodshed, bombing, brush, campaign, carnage, clash, combat, conflict, contention, crusade, encounter, engagement, fighting, fray, havoc, hostility, onset, onslaught, press, ravage, scrimmage, skirmish, sortie, strife, struggle, war, warfare, blitzkreig, significant contact
Antonyms: truce
Main Entry: beginning
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: start of an event or action
Synonyms: alpha, basis, birth, commencement, creation, dawn, genesis, inauguration, inception, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, introduction, kickoff, onset, opening, origin, origination, outset, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, source, spring, square one*, takeoff, threshold, top, blastoff, dawning, day one, opener, point of departure, rudiment, starting point
Antonyms: completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, finish, goal, termination
Main Entry: dash
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fast race for short distance
Synonyms: bolt, dart, haste, onset, run, rush, sortie, sprint, spurt, zip, birr
Main Entry: push
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: physical force
Synonyms: advance, assault, attack, bearing, blow, butt, charge, drive, driving, effort, energy, exertion, impact, jolt, lean, mass, nudge, offensive, onset, poke, prod, propulsion, shove, thrust, weight, exerting, forcing, shoving, straining, thrusting
Antonyms: pull
Main Entry: start
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: beginning
Synonyms: alpha*, birth, bow, commencement, countdown, dawn, derivation, exit, flying start*, foundation, inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff*, onset, opening, origin, outset, source, spring, square one*, takeoff, dawning, day one, embarkation, first step, jump-off, leaving, running start, setting out, start-off
Antonyms: completion, conclusion, death, end, ending, finish, stop
Main Entry: birth
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: beginning
Synonyms: commencement, dawn, emergence, fountainhead, genesis, onset, opening, origin, outset, rise, source, start, dawning
Antonyms: conclusion, death, end, ending, finish
Main Entry: charge
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack
Synonyms: assault, blitz, invasion, onset, onslaught, outbreak, push, rush, sortie, blitzkrieg, mugging
Antonyms: retreat
Main Entry: dawn
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a beginning
Synonyms: advent, alpha, birth, commencement, emergence, foundation, genesis, head, inception, onset, opening, origin, outset, rise, source, start, dawning, outstart, unfolding
Antonyms: conclusion, end, ending, finish
Main Entry: offense
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: insult, displeasure
Synonyms: affront, aggression, assault, attack, battery, black eye*, blitz*, dig*, harm, hit*, hurt, indignation, indignity, injury, injustice, left-handed compliment*, onset, onslaught, outrage, push*, put-down*, slam*, slight, snub, assailment, blitzkrieg, dirty dig, mugging, slap in the face, zinger
Antonyms: kindness, pleasure
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