outset

Meaning

Noun

Onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.

Verb

To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.

Synonyms

beginning

start

commencement

origin

first

1st

inception

offset

opening

onset

initiation

starting point

starting time

get-go

dawn

genesis

kickoff

birth

incipiency

prelude

showtime

incipience

origination

prologue

prolog

raising the curtain

moment of departure

beginning of work

starting out

beginning the performance

beginning stage

prologue

advent

prolog

alpha

basis

blastoff

chance

🎲

cue

debut

drawing

first base

forepart

handle

incunabula

initial

introduction

issuing

jump-off

launching

magistracy

morning

opportunity

pretext

prime

principle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊtsɛt/

Etymology

From out- + set, replacing earlier outsetting.