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Sunrise

🔄 Synonyms of "Sunrise"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dayspringnoun	(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
dawningnoun	The first beginnings of something.
first lightnoun	The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
morningnoun	The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
cockcrownoun	The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
break of daynoun	Daybreak.
sunupnoun	(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
break of the daynoun	the first light of day
auroranoun	An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
dawnnoun	(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
daybreaknoun	The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

↔️ Antonyms of "Sunrise"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
sundownnoun	(now chiefly US) Sunset.
sunsetnoun	The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sunrise"

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Word	Definition
sunupnoun	(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
first lightnoun	The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
cockcrownoun	The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
dayspringnoun	(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
dawningnoun	The first beginnings of something.
daybreaknoun	The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
dawnnoun	(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
break of daynoun	Daybreak.
morningnoun	The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
auroranoun	An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
newnoun	(with the, invariable plural only) Things that are new.
break of the daynoun	the first light of day
sunsetnoun	The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
sundownnoun	(now chiefly US) Sunset.
daylightnoun	The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
mornnoun	(now poetic) Morning.
sunshinenoun	The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
sunnoun	The star that is closest to the Earth.
sunlightnoun	All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
tomorrownoun	(uncountable) The day after the present day.