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sunset

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sunset

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
  • the glow of the western sky at sunset
Synonyms of sunset

dusk, eve, evening, eventide, gloaming, night, nightfall, sundown, twilight
Words Related to sunset

dark, darkness, nighttime
Near Antonyms of sunset

day, daytime, light

forenoon
Antonyms of sunset

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

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