Synonyms of dawned

dawned

verb

past tense of dawn

as in began

to come into existence

a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• started
• arose
• commenced
• originated
• appeared
• was
• emerged
• formed
• arrived
• sprang
• engendered
• materialized
• existed
• set in
• broke
• actualized
• lived
• lasted
• breathed
• continued
• persisted
• subsisted
• survived
• endured
• came on
• shaped (up)
• coalesced
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• stopped
• ceased
• concluded
• finished
• halted
• disappeared
• terminated
• vanished
• discontinued
• died
• evaporated
• dissolved
• quit
• departed
• desisted
• expired
• passed away
• perished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dawned

Then the second half dawned, and Harper joined the party as well. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

When the miracle year of 1967 dawned, Celtic resumed winning. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Soyka Soyka wanted to open a neighborhood hangout in his Morningside neighborhood as the new millennium dawned in 2000. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

When the age of book promotion scams dawned, an AI engine clearly had read the book but did not know that Orwell had died in 1950. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

But the golden age of cable that dawned in the late 1990s and streaming’s early-2010s rise multiplied the number of titles platforms were pumping out. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Sunday dawned fairly clear and bright for the World Cup 2026 final, with temperatures dropping from last week’s oppressive, humid 90s to the drier upper 70s and low 80s with wildfire smoke all but washed away. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

As October dawned, Clinton held a lead but not an overwhelming one. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

The day dawned with rumors that the couple might have already said their vows ahead of the big event in New York. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026