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Synonyms of night

12 similar words · 4 opposite words

Another word for night is nightfall. Other synonyms of night are evening. The opposite of night is day.

Synonyms and similar words for night

nounAn evening or night spent at a particular activity.

  • eveningThe time of day between afternoon and night.

nounNightfall.

nounDarkness (due to it being nighttime).

nounMore synonyms

nounQuality of sleep.

Opposite of night

nounAntonym(s) of.

  • dayThe time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.

nounAntonym(s) of “darkness”.

Meaning of night

  1. noun The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
  2. noun The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
  3. noun A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.

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Questions about synonyms of night

What is another word for night?
Night has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as nightfall and evening.
What is the opposite of night?
The opposite of night is day.
What does night mean?
Night means the time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: night (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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