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Synonyms of daybreak

19 similar words · 14 opposite words

Another word for daybreak is sunrise. Other synonyms of daybreak are dawn, sunlight, break, daylight and cockcrow. The opposite of daybreak is night.

Synonyms and similar words for daybreak

nounThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

  • sunriseThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
  • sunlightSynonym of sunrise.
  • daylightDaybreak.
  • break of dayDaybreak.
  • break of dawnDaybreak.
  • crack of dawnThe first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.
  • dawnThe rising of the sun.
  • ass crack of dawn Canada, USAn intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense.
  • breakThe beginning (of the morning).
  • butt crack of dawn Canada, USAn intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense.
  • cockcrowThe time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light.
  • first lightThe time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
  • lauds
  • sparrow-fart Australia, UK
  • sun literary
  • sunup USThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
  • dayspring archaicThe beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
  • solrise rareThe time of day when Sol, the sun in the Solar System, appears to rise over a planet's horizon.
  • sunrising obsoleteSunrise, daybreak.

Opposite of daybreak

nounThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

Meaning of daybreak

  1. noun The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

Full definition of daybreak

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Questions about synonyms of daybreak

What is another word for daybreak?
Daybreak has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sunrise, dawn, sunlight, break, daylight and cockcrow.
What is the opposite of daybreak?
The opposite of daybreak is night. Other antonyms of daybreak are dark.
What does daybreak mean?
Daybreak means the beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

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