ARRIVAL Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

arrival

noun

ə-ˈrī-vəl

Definition of arrival

as in advent

the act of coming upon a scene spring's late arrival meant we were still skiing in mid-April the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of arrival For John Duker, Ghana’s arrival in Kansas City represented two worlds coming together. — Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 Jennifer Lopez, Graham Norton, Jimmy Fallon and Zoe Kravitz were also spotted among the arrivals. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Finney-Smith’s arrival leaves Charlotte with 17 players on standard pacts and when factoring the utilization of the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 20. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Travelers can find them near TSA checkpoint four, the MIA Mover connection, Concourse J’s Customs area and at the greeters lobby for international arrivals. — Alexandra Phelps july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrival

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival

Noun

With the advent of a salary cap, the owners are hoping to do legally that which they were found to have done illegally.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
That is, until, like so many silent screen stars, their careers are abruptly ended with the advent of talkies.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Definition of advent

Noun

Swift and Kelce’s big day comes after months of speculation and back-to-back public appearances.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Questions remain over whether the funeral will mark the first public appearance of Mojtaba Khamenei since his father and family members were killed on the first day of the war.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of appearance

Noun

The cast reunited to appear in McCarthy’s 2024 documentary Brats, revisiting the cultural phenomenon known as the Brat Pack, the young actors who frequently appeared together in teen coming-of-age films of the ’80s.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 June 2026
Playing Mary Bennet — Elizabeth’s younger and more timid sister — Bruccoleri set out to portray the coming of age story of a Regency woman.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026