Synonyms for advent

Most common

holiday season · arrival

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Noun

Verb

Antonyms

death, departure

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears; the time when it is approaching.

2. v. 1

   To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something.

Forms

Plural

advents → comings, arrivals, appearances, accessions…

Past participle

advented
e.g. advented → approached…

Example sentences

• arrival The news of his safe arrival delighted his family.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

onset²

6 letters

coming², oncome

7 letters

arrival³

8 letters

approach²

9 letters

accession³

10 letters

appearance³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (onset² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

avènement

Italiano

avvento

Español

advenimiento