outset

Other forms of outset

plural

outsets·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about outset

What does outset mean?

outset means "the time at which something is supposed to begin".

How many syllables are in outset?

outset has 2 syllables: out-set. The stress falls on "out". In IPA it is /ˈaʊtˌsɛt/.

What is another word for outset?

Close synonyms include beginning, commencement, first, get-go, start. 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 outset a common word?

outset 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 outset?

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