SUNLIGHTS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

sunlight

noun

ˈsən-ˌlīt

as in sun

the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves let's raise the shades and let in some sunlight

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Recent Examples of sunlight Then one afternoon, after weeks without sunlight, some of the detainees were marched through a corridor inside the sprawling headquarters of Venezuela’s intelligence police. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 This part of the moon also tends to see near-continuous sunlight. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026 So was her consciousness, and thus, much of her beauty, which had always been undomesticated — sunlight on water. —

Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 Another solution to a side yard that receives poor sunlight is to install artificial grass. —

Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sunlight

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunlight

Noun

Citrus and farro, joining sun and earth?

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
The sun and moon appear almost the same size in our sky by pure coincidence.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026