Synonyms of evening

evening 1 of 3

noun

ˈēv-niŋ 

1

as in afternoon

a later period of one's life

now in the evening of their lives, the married couple are ready to hand the family business over to the next generation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• afternoon
• age
• autumn
• twilight
• winter
• afterlife
• middle
• sunset
• maturity
• adulthood
• dotage
• senility
• golden years
• majority
• middle age
• anecdotage
• seniority
• midlife
• elderliness
• ripeness
• oldness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• youth
• springtime
• adolescence

2

as in night

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness

in the evening a reddish glow often appears on the mountaintops

Synonyms & Similar Words

• night
• sunset
• dusk
• twilight
• eve
• nightfall
• sundown
• eventide
• dark
• gloaming
• nighttime
• crepuscule
• evenfall
• darkness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• morning
• dawn
• daybreak
• sunrise
• day
• daylight
• morn
• dawning
• aurora
• daytime
• light
• sunup
• forenoon
• cockcrow

evening

2 of 3

adjective

as in black-tie

Related Words

• black-tie
• white-tie
• tailored
• fitted
• semiformal
• in
• fashionable
• chic
• stylish
• dapper
• formal
• modish
• custom-made
• natty
• costume
• dress
• dressy
• snappy
• smart
• sharp
• costumey

Dissimilar Words

• informal
• casual
• street
• sporty
• outmoded
• unfashionable
• sportif
• sloppy
• dowdy
• slovenly
• untidy
• unkempt
• messy
• grungy
• disheveled
• wrinkled
• frowsy
• rumpled
• unstylish
• styleless
• mussy
• sloven

evening

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verb

present participle of even

1

as in smoothing

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps

even the filling before adding the top layer of the cake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smoothing
• shaving
• trimming
• raking
• planing
• flattening
• laying
• clipping
• leveling
• paring
• combing
• cropping
• pruning
• smoothening
• spreading
• pressing
• carding
• surfacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughing
• roughening
• bending
• wrinkling
• pitting
• coarsening
• rumpling
• denting
• kinking

2

as in balancing

to make equal in amount, degree, or status

the contention that producing more arms will even us with the enemy and therefore make us more secure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• balancing
• adjusting
• equating
• equalizing
• accommodating
• compensating
• leveling
• fitting
• equilibrating
• standardizing
• counterbalancing
• normalizing
• equipoising
• regularizing
• democratizing
• homogenizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disequilibrating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evening

Noun

On a recent Friday evening, a photo shoot was underway in the marble staircase and the restaurant was buzzing softly with locals who’d come to try the creative tasting menus. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Rain chances continue into Thursday, with storm activity tapering off in the evening. — Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

Adjective

The best times are evening or early morning, when the wasps aren’t active. — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

Evening practice brings back high school memories for some Ducks. — Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 9 Aug. 2017