Synonyms of sunrise
19 similar words · 14 opposite words
Another word for sunrise is dawn. Other synonyms of sunrise are daybreak, sunlight, break, daylight and sunup. The opposite of sunrise is night.
Synonyms and similar words for sunrise
nounThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
- sunupThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
- daybreakThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
- sparrow-fart
- ass crack of dawn Canada, USAn intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense.
- breakThe beginning (of the morning).
- break of dawnDaybreak.
- break of dayDaybreak.
- 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.
- crack of dawnThe first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.
- dawnThe rising of the sun.
- daylightDaybreak.
- first light
- lauds
- sun literarySunrise or sunset.
- sunlightSynonym of sunrise.
- 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 sunrise
nounThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
- sunset
- sundown
- crepusculumCrepuscule; twilight; dusk.
- dark
- dimmityDusk; twilight.
- duckish CanadaDusk.
- dusk
- evenfallDusk, twilight.
- mirkning ScotlandLate twilight, dusk; darkening of evening.
- nightA period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before...
- nightfall
- sun literarySunrise or sunset.
- vespers
- cockshut obsolete
Meaning of sunrise
- noun The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
- noun The change in color of the sky at dawn.
- noun Any great awakening.
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Questions about synonyms of sunrise
- What is another word for sunrise?
- Sunrise has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dawn, daybreak, sunlight, break, daylight and sunup.
- What is the opposite of sunrise?
- The opposite of sunrise is night. Other antonyms of sunrise are dark.
- What does sunrise mean?
- Sunrise means the time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
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