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 smoke can also limit temperatures amid an ongoing heat dome, and where the smoke is not as thick in the sky, create vivid sunrises and sunsets, AccuWeather said. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Stroll the pier, cast a fishing line, or settle in for one of the Gulf Coast’s most spectacular sunsets. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

But McKenna also recognizes the bill’s potential benefits — later sunsets encourage more activity and give businesses a boost. — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026

The program sunsets in 30 months, leaving the General Assembly a full record for deciding how to legislate. — John Nay, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Its yellow and pink hue fits right in among late-summer sunsets and breezy wildflower gardens. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 July 2026

Topline New York City’s last Manhattanhenge sunsets of the year are here, giving skywatchers and photographers one final chance in 2026 to see one of the world’s most spectacular urban astronomy events. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

The sunsets and people watching at this hotel are both 10 out of 10. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

The state law protecting the organizations from criminal prosecution sunsets July 1, effectively grinding the work to a halt. — Maya Henry, Oklahoma Watch, 30 June 2026