outset

noun

out·​set ˈau̇t-ˌset 

: 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

Examples of outset in a Sentence

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

However, their trip to Tokyo to begin the 2025 regular season will create enough off-days throughout the month of April, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told reporters Friday in Phoenix, that a six-man rotation won't be necessary at the outset of the season. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025

Home prices surged about 24% over a nearly two-year period beginning at the outset of the pandemic in December 2019, the fastest rate on record, researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research found. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025

Soon-Shiong, who reportedly sought a top health position under Trump at the outset of his first term, tweeted a series of links to the paper's live stream of the ceremony. —David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025

From the outset his Chinese partner had high hopes for Wilson to help make Amer more international. —Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

outset

noun

out·​set ˈau̇t-ˌset 

: beginning sense 1, start