DAYTIME Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

daytime

noun

ˈdā-ˌtīm

Definition of daytime

as in day

the hours of light between one night and the next it's a lot easier to find your way through a strange neighborhood in the daytime

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Recent Examples of daytime Longer sleep duration was linked to about 16% higher odds, and daytime napping to about 14% higher odds. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 The moisture-wicking material helps to keep you cool on the move, making this a great basic for gym workouts or daytime hikes alike. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026 Counterintuitively for sleep-optimization crowds, longer sleep duration was linked to about 16% higher odds, and daytime napping to about 14% higher odds, complicating the assumption that more sleep is always protective. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 Wear it with sandals and a tote for an easy daytime outfit, or dress it up with heels for date night. — Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daytime

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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

The report explicitly noted that Asian investors increasingly seek to trade US markets during their local daylight hours.

— , CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Major cities including Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, Washington DC, and Boston have all already lost upwards of two hours of daylight since the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

— Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of daylight

Noun

Then City surged into something like dominance, during which time Baggaley built a case to demand double time for her Sunday afternoon’s work.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
As of Friday afternoon, the GoFundMe fundraiser had raised $5,245 of its $6,500 goal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

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