DUSKS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of dusk

as in twilights

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dusk

as in darkens

to grow dark the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness

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Noun

Venus Venus is conspicuous as July's long evening twilights fade.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026
Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.

— Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of twilights

Noun

The Lims moved into a three-bedroom, three-bath apartment in Flic en Flac, a small coastal town with gorgeous sunsets on the west side of Mauritius’ main island of the same name.

— William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The shift marks the return to standard time and gives Americans an extra hour of sleep, while also bringing earlier sunsets and more morning daylight through the winter months.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of sunsets

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That includes the recent NXT call-up of Ricky Saints as well as Raw stars Finn Balor and Gunther moving over to Friday nights.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
For example, during the week of July 9 through July 12, on South Side festival nights, there were three traffic stops, 10 parking citations, six tows, eight non-traffic citations and four arrests.

— Jessica Riley, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of nights

Noun

During the evenings, TVs are turned off to encourage a family atmosphere.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Teaching nursery school during the day, Forti spent her evenings studying improvisation and composition at night at the Merce Cunningham Studio under musicologist Robert Ellis Dunn, who introduced her to the work of avant-garde composer John Cage.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026

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