DAYLIGHT Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

daylight

noun

ˈdā-ˌlīt

Definition of daylight

as in sunrise

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance daylight was just breaking when we stumbled out of bed

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as in daytime

the hours of light between one night and the next there isn't a lot of daylight left, so we'd better get home soon

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as in sanity

daylights plural the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities nearly terrified the daylights out of him with that scream

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Recent Examples of daylight Seek natural daylight during the morning to reinforce the distinction between day and night. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 Guests including Colman Domingo, Leslie Bibb and Lisa Rinna mingled as the garden shifted from daylight to the glow of its illuminated pergola. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 At the end of August, Russia launched a week of nighttime and daylight attacks on Kyiv in its heaviest sustained bombardment of the Ukrainian capital since its full-scale invasion began more than four years ago. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, has passed the House but still needs Senate and presidential approval. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daylight

Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylight

Noun

The refuge is open to the public every day from sunrise to sunset.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The workday begins long before sunrise and often does not end until the following day.

— Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of sunrise

Noun

Even in southern locations, more than 40 minutes is expected to be shaved off daytime, according to AccuWeather.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Since last week, attacks have come day and night, compounding the terror of overnight strikes with the exhaustion of constant daytime disruption.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of daytime

Noun

The president's message at the Republican midterm convention underscores why so many Americans who care about fiscal sanity feel politically homeless.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
Once inside, they’re restrained, sometimes blindfolded to preserve their sanity, and carefully sheared before being released.

— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of sanity

Noun

About a quarter of the animals died either upon arrival or within days after, Jaros said.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The Katonah Museum of Art is an unexpected stop for rotating exhibitions of cross-disciplinary visual art, while Philip Johnson’s Glass House in nearby New Canaan is also worth a half-day excursion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of day

Noun

This is classic game theory that calls to mind the chilling 1950s debates over second strikes and counterforce.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Detailed in the script, Carrie crushes the spewing water pipes with her mind, but the folks manning the on-and-off switches aren’t yet in sync.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of mind

Noun

This dates back to the dawn of consumer-facing chatbot AI, which didn’t have a long honeymoon period as exciting and life-changing tech.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
For the first time, Zvyagintsev made a movie outside of Russia, moving Minotaur’s production to Latvia to stand in for a brutally frank portrait of his homeland at the dawn of the Ukraine war.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of dawn

Noun

What may have surprised even modern sports fans, however, was Ole Miss' suing two of its former players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to his new position as head football coach at LSU.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The 12-miles a week average is double the pace that the agency's head, Rodney Scott, cited earlier this year.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of head

Noun

While breakfast isn’t served at the restaurant, all hotel guests are greeted each morning with fresh muffins and bagels delivered to their rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The integrator resolves the issue before morning business hours, eliminating the common nightmare scenario of discovering an unrecorded break-in weeks after the fact.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of morning

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