DAYBREAKS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

daybreaks

noun

plural of daybreak

as in days

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says

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Noun

Cazares begins most days at sunrise and works construction or as a day laborer throughout the city and suburbs.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
On Thursday, the judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of days

Noun

Orthodox Jewish leaders have argued that later winter sunrises could complicate prayer schedules that are tied to sunrise and sunset.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Winter sunsets would be about an hour later, but winter sunrises would also be about an hour later in those states.

— Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sunrises

Noun

Nobody had cleaned up the bloodstains in the courtyard; the concierge mopped the place down in the early mornings but avoided washing away what remained of the crime.

— Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Opponents counter that permanent daylight saving time could lead to very dark winter mornings, particularly in northern states, raising concerns about safety, health and daily routines.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of mornings

Noun

Morning dawns gray and dismal, but the rain has almost ended.

— Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.

— Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of dawns

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