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单词 outset
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outset

noun

out·​set ˈau̇t-ˌset How to pronounce outset (audio)
: beginning, start

Synonyms

  • alpha
  • baseline
  • beginning
  • birth
  • commencement
  • dawn
  • day one
  • genesis
  • get-go
  • git-go
  • inception
  • incipience
  • incipiency
  • kickoff
  • launch
  • morning
  • nascence
  • nascency
  • onset
  • start
  • threshold
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Example Sentences

There have been problems with the project from the outset. From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products. He made it clear at the outset that he is not going to quit his job. She set high goals for herself at the outset of her career.
Recent Examples on the Web At the outset of his administration, Trump traveled to the Pentagon and signed executive actions that included an order meant to severely curb immigration from several Muslim-majority countries. Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Among her earliest reporting at the Tribune was a 1991 article about Arab Americans who were concerned for their safety after being the victims of discrimination at the outset of the Gulf War with Iraq. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Western leaders pressed the Kremlin for weeks to allow international experts to inspect the plant, which was taken over by Russian forces at the outset of the invasion but is still operated by a Ukrainian staff. Paul Best, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 Then clearly define success and KPIs at the outset of the project. Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Until more is known, the best thing to do might be what Hoon Wei Lim did at the outset of the talk: Ask people not to hack his car. Max Eddy, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022 The idea for the digital expansion took shape at the outset of the pandemic, when people were hesitant to use cash. Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022 The Rams lost to the Patriots, but at the outset of 2019 training camp the Rams announced McVay and Snead had signed extensions. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 Today, 43 states have laws permanently allowing remote online notarization, which underpins virtual closings, up from 22 at the outset of the pandemic, according to the National Notary Association. Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

outset

noun

out·​set ˈau̇t-ˌset How to pronounce outset (audio)
: beginning sense 1, start Let's agree at the outset.

outset

noun

as in beginning
the point at which something begins I wish you'd mentioned this problem at the outset

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • beginning
  • start
  • inception
  • onset
  • commencement
  • alpha
  • launch
  • get-go
  • genesis
  • dawn
  • baseline
  • git-go
  • threshold
  • kickoff
  • infancy
  • day one
  • morning
  • incipiency
  • birth
  • nascence
  • nascency
  • incipience
  • inauguration
  • origination
  • founding
  • origin
  • initiation
  • first base
  • ground zero
  • well
  • arrival
  • dawning
  • drawing board
  • creation
  • emergence
  • institution
  • spring
  • opening
  • debut
  • germ
  • square one
  • source
  • childhood
  • advent
  • cradle
  • fountain
  • fountainhead
  • wellspring
  • début
  • appearance
  • root
  • seedbed
  • youth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • end
  • conclusion
  • ending
  • close
  • period
  • completion
  • termination
  • closing
  • finish
  • stop
  • cessation
  • closure
  • omega
  • finale
  • windup
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