Synonyms of gloaming

gloaming

noun

1

as in dusk

a time or place of little or no light

lovers would often retreat to the gloaming of the park's many secluded recesses to steal a kiss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dusk
• dark
• shadows
• night
• twilight
• darkness
• blackness
• black
• gloom
• midnight
• candlelight
• semidarkness
• murk
• shade
• umbra
• dimness
• mistiness
• umbrage
• blackout
• somberness
• brownout
• shadiness
• grayness
• murkiness
• gloominess
• haziness
• faintness
• dullness
• half-light
• fogginess
• paleness
• cloudiness
• dimout
• dulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• daylight
• glow
• day
• light
• moonlight
• glare
• brightness
• sunlight
• blaze
• starlight
• brilliance
• lightness
• sunshine
• radiance
• luminescence
• radiancy
• shine
• luminosity
• effulgence
• incandescence
• luminance
• luminousness

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• daylight
• glow
• day
• light
• moonlight
• glare
• brightness
• sunlight
• blaze
• starlight
• brilliance
• lightness
• sunshine
• radiance
• luminescence
• radiancy
• shine
• luminosity
• effulgence
• incandescence
• luminance
• luminousness

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2

as in sunset

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

with the gloaming came the familiar call of the whip-poor-will

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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