SUNSHINE Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

sunshine

noun

ˈsən-ˌshīn

as in sun

the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves spent a week at the shore soaking up the sunshine and salt air

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Recent Examples of sunshine Experts’ pessimistic forecasts are combining with reports from frustrated jobless young people around the country to form a seasonal outlook far from bathed in sunshine. —

ABC News, 18 June 2026 Temperatures are expected to be in the 90s (again, Fahrenheit) in the notoriously muggy South Florida sunshine. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 June 2026 Tuesday offers abundant sunshine and a high near 81. —

The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026 One of the great things about the South is our abundance of sunshine. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sunshine

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunshine

Noun

As the episode ends, the gray skies are burning off and the sun is peeking out on a world that Rhaenyra will struggle to bear.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
As the sun began to lower, the men gathered in a circle, the tempo of their chest-thumping accelerating with the intensity of their chants.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026