oncoming

Questions about oncoming

What does oncoming mean?

oncoming means "the beginning or early stages". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in oncoming?

oncoming has 3 syllables: on-com-ing. The stress falls on "on". In IPA it is /ˈɔnˌkʌmɪŋ/.

What is another word for oncoming?

Close synonyms include onset. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is oncoming a common word?

oncoming is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with oncoming?

8 words rhyme with oncoming. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.