EVENTIDE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

eventide

noun

ˈē-vən-ˌtīd

Definition of eventide

as in night

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness eventide was their favorite time for enjoying a quiet respite in the backyard

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Recent Examples of eventide East Bluff Trail at Devil's Lake State Park, perched along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, will blow your eventide expectations. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2022 Even though there’s no alcohol, these drinks, perhaps sipped with socially distanced friends in your eventide backyard, will buoy your spirits in an equally convivial way. — Beth Segal, cleveland, 5 June 2020

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Noun

Palo Alto Networks on Tuesday night ended its fiscal 2026 on a high note and signaled that the good times will continue in the new year.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The families of Guillen and Greer-Wilkinson said the park offered them food on the night of the injury, but have not been in contact since.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of night

Noun

One of the signature experiences is a sunset cruise through Cancún's Nichupté Lagoon, exclusively for The Reserve and Family Concierge guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Night would not return to these slopes until the first, fleeting sunset of the autumn, six weeks later.

— Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sunset

Noun

For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
But there have also been many mid-30s former All-Stars who couldn’t muster anything remotely close to greatness during their twilight tours with the Heat.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of twilight

Noun

By a neat twist of fate, Jose Mourinho’s first Champions League game of his new spell as Real Madrid manager sees Inter visit the Bernabeu on Tuesday evening.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The real star of the evening was not Waititi but Simon de Pury, the longtime and legendary amfAR auctioneer who knows how to work a crowd and the room.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026

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