Synonyms of night

night 1 of 2

noun

ˈnīt 

1

as in midnight

the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight

loved to sit outside at night and watch the stars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• midnight
• evening
• nighttime
• dusk
• dark
• darkness
• twilight
• nightfall
• gloaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• day
• daytime
• morning
• dawn
• sunrise
• daybreak
• afternoon
• forenoon
• noon
• midday
• sunup
• noonday
• noontime
• noontide
• high noon

2

as in dark

a time or place of little or no light

snuck out of town under the cover of night

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in evening

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

we waited until night to begin lighting the candles in the windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

night

2 of 2

adjective

as in nocturnal

of, relating to, or occurring in the night

took a night flight out to the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nocturnal
• midnight
• nightly
• nighttime
• late
• overnight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• daily
• noon
• diurnal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of night

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, 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

Adjective

Both of the hotel brand's overwater-bungalow resorts in the Maldives, Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani, are launchpads for day cruises or longer, multi-night sailings. — Chrissie McClatchie, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2022

Including those multi-night runs, the total number of shows scheduled for summer 2023 comes to 27. — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022

Phrases Containing night

• night and day
• night owl