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daylight

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of daylight

1 the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
  • daylight was just breaking when we stumbled out of bed
Synonyms of daylight

aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, day, daybreak, light, morn, morning, sun, sunrise, sunup
Words Related to daylight

daytime

forenoon
Near Antonyms of daylight

dark, darkness, midnight, night, nighttime

afternoon, midday

dusk, evening, eventide, gloaming, twilight
Antonyms of daylight

nightfall, sundown, sunset
2 the hours of light between one night and the next
  • there isnʼt a lot of daylight left, so weʼd better get home soon
Synonyms of daylight

day, daytime
Words Related to daylight

light, sunlight, sunshine

dawn, dawning, daybreak, forenoon, morn, morning, sunrise

afternoon, noon

dusk, eve, evening, gloaming, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight
Near Antonyms of daylight

black, blackness, dark, darkness
Antonyms of daylight

night, nighttime
3 daylights plural the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
  • nearly terrified the daylights out of him with that scream
Synonyms of daylight

head, marbles, mind, reason, saneness, sanity, wit(s)
Words Related to daylight

rationality, reasonableness, sense

health, healthfulness, healthiness, wholesomeness

clearheadedness, lucidity, lucidness, normalcy, normality, soundness

wisdom
Near Antonyms of daylight

delusion, hallucination

delirium, frenzy, hysteria
Antonyms of daylight

dementia, derangement, insanity, lunacy, madness, mania, unreason

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