Synonym: beginning, commencement, opening, start. Similar words: outsell, at sea, itself, in itself, by itself, of itself, outside, outsource. Meaning: ['aʊtset] 
n. the time at which something is supposed to begin.
n. the time at which something is supposed to begin. 151. The Holocaust, of course, is known from the outset to be a satanic plot.
152. At the outset of the war there was a great flare of patriotic enthusiasm in Russia.
153. Although you want to be perceived as a go-getter, failing to meet expectations at the outset will have the opposite effect.
154. Principle: From the outset, President Carter pronounced previous administrations totally misguided.
155. At the outset, jazz was dance music, performed by swinging big bands.
More similar words: outsell, at sea, itself, in itself, by itself, of itself, outside, outsource, outsider, cut short, outside of, sightseeing, whereabouts, outstanding, best-selling, outstretched, in a nutshell, set, upset, set off, set out, set up, beset, asset, onset, offset, settee, closet, sunset, settle.