outsets
Where things begin
Outsets is the plural of outset, the beginning or start of something.
It appears in phrases like at the outsets of their careers or from the outsets of both wars.
The singular form is far more common, especially in at the outset and from the outset.
Initiates an action
- commencementsFormal starting occasions
- launchesSends off forcefully
- inceptionsActs of beginning
- onsetsStarting points of events
kickoffs · openings · initiations · dawns · births · geneses · origins · introductions
Acts of going away
- embarkationsActs of boarding vessels
- setting forthBeginning to go
- starting pointsWhere something originates
- trailheadsDesignated path entrances
launchings · sendoffs · expeditions · ventures · passages · odysseys · pilgrimages · voyages
Opening plays launching action
- launchesSends off forcefully
- initiationsCeremonies admitting new members
- groundbreakingsCeremonies starting new constructions
- foundationsStructural bases below ground
blueprints · pilots · prototypes · concepts · proposals · drafts · frameworks · preparations
starts
Initiates an action
- commencementsFormal starting occasions
- launchesSends off forcefully
- inceptionsActs of beginning
onsets · kickoffs · openings · initiations · dawns · births · geneses · origins · introductions · debuts
departures
Acts of going away
- embarkationsActs of boarding vessels
- setting forthBeginning to go
- starting pointsWhere something originates
trailheads · launchings · sendoffs · expeditions · ventures · passages · odysseys · pilgrimages · voyages · crossings
kickoffs
Opening plays launching action
- launchesSends off forcefully
- initiationsCeremonies admitting new members
- groundbreakingsCeremonies starting new constructions
foundations · blueprints · pilots · prototypes · concepts · proposals · drafts · frameworks · preparations · preliminaries
outsetsconclusions
Judgments reached through reasoning
endings · finales · ends · terminations · closes