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sunup

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sunup

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance

Have you ever actually heard a rooster crow at sunup?

Synonyms of sunup

dawn, dawning, day, daybreak, daylight, light, morn, morning, sun, sunrise

Words Related to sunup

Near Antonyms of sunup

dark, darkness, midnight, night, nighttime

afternoon, midday

dusk, evening, eventide, gloaming, twilight

Antonyms of sunup

nightfall, sundown, sunset

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