Synonyms of nighttime
6 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for nighttime is nocturnal. Other synonyms of nighttime are nightertale, nighttide, night, scotoperiod and skotoperiod. The opposite of nighttime is diurnal.
Synonyms and similar words for nighttime
nounThe hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
- nightertaleThe period of night; nighttime.
- nighttideNighttime.
- nightDarkness (due to it being nighttime).
- scotoperiodThe period of darkness, or absence of daylight, experienced by an organism.
- skotoperiod
adjectiveHappening during the night.
Opposite of nighttime
nounMore antonyms
adjectiveAntonym(s) of “happening during the night”.
Meaning of nighttime
- noun The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
- adjective Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.
- adjective Happening during the night.
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Questions about synonyms of nighttime
- What is another word for nighttime?
- Nighttime has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as nocturnal, nightertale, nighttide, night, scotoperiod and skotoperiod.
- What is the opposite of nighttime?
- The opposite of nighttime is diurnal.
- What does nighttime mean?
- Nighttime means the hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nighttime (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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