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Synonyms of evening

11 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for evening is een. Other synonyms of evening are eveningtime, evetime, forenight, undern and vesper. The opposite of evening is morning.

Synonyms and similar words for evening

nounMore synonyms

  • een Scotland, poeticEvening.
  • eveningtime colloquialSynonym of evening.
  • evetime poeticEvening; eventide.
  • forenight ScotlandThe evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
  • undern UK, dialectalSynonym of evening.
  • vesper poeticThe evening.
  • eve archaic, poeticThe period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced.
  • even archaic, poeticEvening.
  • eventide archaic, poeticEvening.
  • eveningtide archaic, poeticSynonym of evening.
  • vespertide archaic, poeticThe evening, especially (Christianity) the time at which vespers is prayed.

Opposite of evening

nounMore antonyms

Meaning of evening

  1. noun The time of day between afternoon and night.
  2. noun The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
  3. noun A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.

Full definition of evening

evening in other languages

Questions about synonyms of evening

What is another word for evening?
Evening has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as een, eveningtime, evetime, forenight, undern, vesper, eve and even.
What is the opposite of evening?
The opposite of evening is morning.
What does evening mean?
Evening means the time of day between afternoon and night.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: evening (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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