AUTUMN Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

autumn

noun

ˈȯ-təm

Definition of autumn

as in age

a later period of one's life with autumn came a mellowness of spirit that she had never shown before

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Recent Examples of autumn Last autumn, The Athletic reported Barcelona held the highest debt in world football. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 How to handle autumn leaves with your Shop-Vac Using a Shop-Vac to clear your yard of fallen leaves makes the task go easier and more quickly with your choice of two operating modes. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The last time France tried to convene the world’s film industry with comparable ambition was almost exactly a century earlier, in the autumn of 1926, when the Congrès international du cinématographe met in Paris. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Adding nutrients to the grass in the autumn season can help prepare your lawn for a strong showing come spring. — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for autumn

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Noun

As is to be expected with a player of his age, there will be flashes of brilliance and lapses of concentration in equal measure as Karetsas desperately tries to make things happen every time the ball comes his way.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Shuler played a week after his family announced the death of his father, Don Shuler, at age 47.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of age

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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

Definition of afternoon

Noun

For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
But there have also been many mid-30s former All-Stars who couldn’t muster anything remotely close to greatness during their twilight tours with the Heat.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of twilight

Noun

Emmys nights one and two saw Widow’s Bay pick up a whopping eight trophies, one short of The Studio’s total of nine last year, and this evening might end with Widow’s Bay grabbing a lot of the same awards The Studio did last year.

— Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
On Sunday evening, the Washington Post reported that the Kennedy Center administration told its board that the arts institution is on the brink of bankruptcy — and that it might be forced to close as soon as Tuesday.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of evening

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Mestemaker, one of the top QBs in the portal last winter, threw two picks, and Oklahoma State went 2 of 6 on fourth downs.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Myrtle warblers in the northeast are known to winter along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, but where northwestern populations migrate has been more of a mystery.

— Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

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