MIDNIGHT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of midnight

as in overnight

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The post-midnight announcement came after signs of a rift among Iranian officials as the country awaited a decision by the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics that selects the supreme leader. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

Noun

While exiting the private members-only club Annabell’s with a friend around midnight, the singer was photographed with her previously super-long locks cut into a shoulder-length style. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 The Big Man has just stepped out of a gig at Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater and enjoyed an after-midnight cheesesteak before catching a subway train at the Walnut-Locust station. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midnight

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Adjective

The president also reported overnight Russian attacks in the southern Odesa and northern Chernihiv regions.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Once the night session concludes, an overnight crew drops supplies at each bar and cart, including the souvenir cups, vodka, lemonade and ice.

— Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of overnight

Noun

Hundreds of miles away, Ukrainian drone crews had barely paused after the night’s work before starting to prepare for another attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The numbers are vast and climbing again but during the countdown to another season, beginning on Friday night, there has been another timely marker to illustrate the rapid financial growth of the Premier League and its elite.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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