afternoon

noun

ˌaf-tər-ˈnün How to pronounce afternoon (audio)
Definition of afternoonnext
as in evening
a later period of one's life literary fame did not arrive until the afternoon of her life

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Recent Examples of afternoon Teenagers in one partner organization’s youth program built a video game in an afternoon, and AI is now part of their entrepreneurship class. — Steven Choi, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 The path to it, though, began Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026 Besides playing the main stage, the real litmus test of MGU’s trajectory was an afternoon set on the Elks Park stage tucked away in downtown Telluride. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026 The Raiders aren’t going anywhere Kansas City will come away with some lessons from Sunday afternoon’s win, especially in the trenches. — Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for afternoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afternoon
  1. evening
  2. age
  3. autumn
  4. twilight
Noun
  • The Inn operates like a traditional B&B, with free breakfast in the morning, and complimentary wine and cheese in the evening.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Law enforcement officials responded Saturday evening to a report of an unconscious man who was not breathing.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of evening
Noun
  • As the industrial age took hold, geometry continued to show force in the colonial infantries abroad and through isomorphic police squadrons that fit neatly into modernizing city blocks patrolled back home.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Across all age groups, alcohol use declined by nearly 2%, and heavy drinking declined by more than 8% from 2022 to 2024.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of age
Noun
  • With the onset of the autumn agricultural harvest and winter heating seasons, domestic distillate inventories, including diesel, continue to trend downward.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • For students, alumni and fans, there's nothing like college football on an autumn afternoon.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of autumn
Noun
  • Arizona led 2-1 in the third before the Padres went in front on Ty France's RBI groundout and Gavin Sheets' RBI double that center fielder Tim Tawa lost in the lights and twilight sky.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • And at twilight, New Orleans bandleader and composer Jon Batiste delivered a contagious tour-de-force of joy and struggle, careening from ragtime classics to contemporary numbers.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of twilight

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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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