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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

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

Words Related to sunset

dark, darkness, nighttime

Near Antonyms of sunset

day, daytime, light

Antonyms of sunset

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

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