Synonyms of sunrises

sunrises

noun

plural of sunrise

as in mornings

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

a job that requires him to get up before sunrise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mornings
• days
• dawns
• morns
• daylights
• auroras
• suns
• lights
• daybreaks
• sunups
• cockcrows
• daytimes
• forenoons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sunsets
• sundowns
• nights
• nightfalls
• afternoons
• midnights
• darks
• nighttimes
• evenings
• twilights
• dusks
• gloamings
• eventides
• middays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sunrises

Perhaps most exciting will be the possibility for spectacular sunrises and sunsets, as light from the sun bounces off the bottom of these elevated clouds in intense pink and orange colors. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Later winter sunrises could make morning prayers more difficult, particularly in parts of the Midwest and Mountain West. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Shot on location in Alberta, Canada, the blooming grasslands, breathtaking sunrises, glistening rivers and immense mountaintops are characters in their own right, often pulling audiences in when the storyline itself is drastically lacking. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Usually, environmental cues such as sunrises and sunsets help set your internal clock. — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

There could be some colorful sunsets and sunrises, said meteorologist Lamont Bain of the weather service’s Monterey office. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Orthodox Jewish groups say a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent could upend that routine by pushing winter sunrises — and the earliest permissible time for some prayers — an hour later. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Winter sunrises and sunsets may come notably later in much of the country soon, if Congress ends up passing a controversial bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 July 2026

Looking ahead to early next week, some Saharan dust builds into DFW, causing some reduction in air quality, dusty skies and more colorful sunrises and sunsets. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 26 June 2026