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sun

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sun

1 the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves

  • be sure to wear sunscreen if you plan to spend more than a few minutes in the sun
Synonyms of sun

sunlight, sunshine
Words Related to sun

sunburst

daylight

glare, shine
Near Antonyms of sun

cloudiness

penumbra, shade, shadiness, shadow, umbra

2 a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light

  • the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns
Synonyms of sun

luminary, sphere, star
Words Related to sun

cluster, constellation, galaxy

binary star, brown dwarf, dwarf, fixed star, gasser, giant star, lodestar (also loadstar), neutron star, nova, pulsar, quasar, red dwarf, red giant, red star, subdwarf, supercluster, supergiant, supernova, variable, variable star, white dwarf

3 the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance

  • I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun
Synonyms of sun

aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, day, daybreak, daylight, light, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup
Words Related to sun

daytime

forenoon
Near Antonyms of sun

dark, darkness, midnight, night, nighttime

afternoon, midday

dusk, evening, eventide, gloaming, twilight
Antonyms of sun

nightfall, sundown, sunset

4 public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement

  • Olympians basking in the sun of athletic achievement while the public still remembers them
Synonyms of sun

acclaim, accolade, applause, bay(s), credit, distinction, glory, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame
Words Related to sun

celebrity, fame, renown, repute

compliment, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, toast, tribute

acclamation, ovation, plaudit, praise, rave, rhapsody

citation, commendation, kudo, note, recommendation

elevation, enshrinement, enthronement, exaltation, glorification

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