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

After not getting a win in the first five games the past four seasons, the Sharks have back-to-back overtime wins to begin this season after beating Florida 4-3 in the opener Thursday night. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Shawn slept on a thin mattress on the floor of his parents’ room, lying awake each night to their furious whispers, long after the lights had been turned out. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 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