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nightfall

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of nightfall

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

since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall

Synonyms of nightfall

crepuscule (or crepuscle), dusk, eve, evenfall, evening, eventide, gloaming, night, sundown, sunset, twilight

Words Related to nightfall

dark, darkness, nighttime

Near Antonyms of nightfall

day, daytime, light

Antonyms of nightfall

aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup

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