Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun outset
1 sense of outset
Sense 1
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
=> point, point in time -- (an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave")