Meanings
- Synonym of from the jump
On the central issue in foreign affairs—the Iraq war—these ministers have been in bed with the Tories from the outset.
2004 March 3, Paul Foot, “In bed with the Tories”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jul 20222 more examples
Six successive defeats had left them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table but, clearly under instructions to attack from the outset, Bolton started far the brighter.
2011 October 15, Michael Da Silva, “Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 May 2022But unlike the intervention in Libya, where France and Britain took point and America “led from behind”, an intervention in Syria would have to be a mostly American affair, and as such it would be done with massive force from the outset.
2012 September 15, “The war in Syria: Death from the skies”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023Synonyms: from the jump
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseSynonym of from the jump
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from the outset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20outset
“from the outset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20outset. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “from the outset,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20outset.
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