MORNINGS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

mornings

noun

Definition of mornings

plural of morning

as in morns

the time from sunrise until noon after working in the fields all morning, we were ready for a hearty lunch

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as in days

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance morning has broken

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as in beginnings

the point at which something begins the period when people in ancient Mesopotamia began living in cities is usually regarded as the morning of civilization

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Recent Examples of mornings On favorable mornings, colorful balloons fill the sky over the Turkish region, creating one of travel’s most photographed scenes, according to Visit Cappadocia. — Ashley Lynch july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Three months into her unemployment, Peralta Hernandez started the Sacramento Walk Club, inviting women around town to join her on twice-weekly walks — on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Fog is common in the New York-to-Philadelphia corridor, especially in the mornings. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 31 July 2026 So, my long runs happened mid-morning, in the afternoon, after hectic weekend mornings and nights of interrupted sleep. — Maureen Burke, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The field and seeing the animals benefit from it is a breath of fresh air in the mornings before blazing afternoons and evenings. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 Clothing that handles part of the pulling and positioning could make mornings less tiring. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Dark winter mornings and concerns about children traveling to school before sunrise helped turn public opinion against it. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 Positive qualities—promptness, diligence, cheerfulness—sped up your ascent through the ranks; negative ones—laziness, dissipation, late mornings—slowed it down. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mornings

Noun

Colt’s father, Colin Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison two days later, as his lawyer announced plans to appeal.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Four accounts across four services were involved, and Hugging Face’s forensic timeline documents 17,600 distinct actions across four days.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of days

Noun

Kremer has allowed 12 home runs in seven starts this year, avoiding a home run in only one of those turns and ceding multiple homers in three of them.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The two-time All-Star was 0-4 in his final seven starts for New York and hasn’t won since pitching five innings in an 8-1 victory over the Braves on June 14.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of starts

Noun

Morning dawns gray and dismal, but the rain has almost ended.

— Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.

— Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of dawns

Noun

Experts said the second earthquake began before the first had even ended, with the two onsets separated by just 39 seconds.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Anxiety disorders can persist into adulthood, particularly those disorders with early onsets and those that are left untreated.

— Elana Bernstein, The Conversation, 13 May 2022

Definition of onsets

Noun

In the past few years, Underwood has come to realize that a bunch of barking alphas may not, in fact, be the best way to build a successful pack.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
As a ballplayer, Kent was as irascible as Bonds; the two alphas reportedly brawled behind clubhouse doors, and famously clashed in the dugout during a 2002 game, when Bonds lunged for Kent’s throat and pushed him against the wall.

— Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025