Synonyms of sunsets

sunsets

noun

plural of sunset

as in dusks

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness

the glow of the western sky at sunset

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dusks
• twilights
• nights
• evenings
• sundowns
• nightfalls
• eves
• gloamings
• crepuscules
• eventides
• darks
• nighttimes
• evenfalls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sunsets

The Lims moved into a three-bedroom, three-bath apartment in Flic en Flac, a small coastal town with gorgeous sunsets on the west side of Mauritius’ main island of the same name. — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The shift marks the return to standard time and gives Americans an extra hour of sleep, while also bringing earlier sunsets and more morning daylight through the winter months. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 2026

These designs feature summer motifs, including fruit, sunsets, and ocean themes. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 31 July 2026

This year’s celebrations also happen to coincide with America’s 250th Anniversary and comes at a time Temporary Protected Status sunsets for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the United States. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Ranch life isn’t all sunsets and cattle drives for some of the actors bringing the Duttons’ Texas chapter to life. — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

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

Some worry that data centers will destroy rural Texas’ low cost of living and sully sunsets and sweeping views that stretch toward the horizon. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Famous for its postcard-worthy Pacific sunsets, the beachside city just west of Los Angeles offers front-row views as the sun sinks behind the Santa Monica Pier, illuminating its iconic Ferris wheel and golden shoreline in vivid evening light. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026