onsets

The word “onsets” has 2 syllables: on-sets

It's pronounced as /ˈɑn.sɛts/

What is synonym and antonym for onsets?

In the thesaurus, “onsets” has 100 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for onsets along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for onsets

advents
aggressions
air raids
alphas
ambuscades
ambushes
appearances
arrivals
assaults
attacks
attempts
barrages
baselines
beginnings
births
blitzes
blitzkriegs
bombardments
bombings
breakthroughs
cannonades
charges
childhoods
commencements
counter-aggressions
counter-assaults
counter-attacks
counter-strikes
counteraggressions
counterassaults
counterattacks
counteroffensives
counterstrikes
coups de main
cradles
creations
dawns
day ones
debuts
descents
drawing boards
emergences
envelopments
first bases
forays
fountainheads
fountains
fusillades
geneses
germs
get-goes
git-goes
ground zeros
hails
inaugurations
inceptions
incipiences
incipiencies
incursions
infancies
initiations
institutions
invasions
kickoffs
launches
mornings
nascences
nascencies
offences
offenses
offensives
onslaughts
openings
originations
origins
outsets
pillages
raids
ravages
roots
rushes
sacks
sallies
salvoes
salvos
seedbeds
sieges
sorties
sources
springs
square ones
starts
storms
strikes
thresholds
volleys
wells
wellsprings
whammies
youths

Antonyms for onsets

cessations
closes
closings
closures
completions
conclusions
defenses
defensives
endings
ends
finales
finishes
guards
omegas
oppositions
periods
protections
resistances
securities
shelters
shields
stops
terminations
windups

Meanings of onsets

noun
1. An attack; an assault especially of an army.
2. The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
3. The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
4. (acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
5. A setting about; a beginning.
6. Anything added, such as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
verb
1. To assault; to set upon.
2. To set about; to begin.

Example Sentences

The early onsets of cold weather often surprise many people.
Doctors monitor the onsets of various symptoms to track a disease’s progress.
Sudden onsets of pain should be reported to a healthcare professional immediately.
The onsets of storms in this region can be very unpredictable.
Scientists study the onsets of natural disasters to improve warning systems.

On this page you'll find 124 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to onsets, such as: advents, aggressions, air raids, alphas, ambuscades, ambushes, appearances.

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