Outset and Well

Outset

Outset noun - The point at which something begins.
Usage example: I wish you'd mentioned this problem at the outset

Well and outset are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Well" instead a noun "Outset".

Well

Well noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
Usage example: his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist

Outset and well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Outset" instead a noun "Well".

Nearby Word: welled

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Dallas The Unfavorite: At the outset, black sheep Gary Ewing is the least favorite Ewing son, being a ne'er-do-well drunk who can't even raise his own kid.
  • Series / The Last Man on Earth Mask of Sanity: While Pat is pretty clearly unstable from the outset, he comes off as a genuinely well-meaning eccentric who suffers from Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold syndrome.
  • Film / Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Despite being of a lower rank and not knowing him particularly well at the outset, Celliers is immediately recognized by Lawrence, who is delighted to see him and speaks high praise of him to Yonoi.
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