NIGHT Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word night. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| dark | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||
| dusk | nounn | |||||
noun • the time of day immediately following sunset verb • become dusk | ||||||
| evening | nounn | |||||
noun • the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) • a later concluding time period • the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way | ||||||
| nighttime | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | ||||||
| sundown | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon | ||||||
| sunset | nounn | |||||
noun • the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon • atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun • the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon adjective satellite • of a declining industry or technology • providing for termination | ||||||
| duskiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being poorly illuminated • a swarthy complexion | ||||||
| gloaming | nounn | |||||
noun • the time of day immediately following sunset | ||||||
| twilight | nounn | |||||
noun • the time of day immediately following sunset • the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth • a condition of decline following successes adjective satellite • lighted by or as if by twilight | ||||||
| blackness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • total absence of light | ||||||
| darkness | nounn | |||||
noun • absence of light or illumination • an unilluminated area • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unenlightened state • having a dark or somber color • a swarthy complexion | ||||||
| gloom | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of partial or total darkness • a feeling of melancholy apprehension • an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | ||||||
| nightfall | nounn | |||||
noun • the time of day immediately following sunset | ||||||
| nox | nounn | |||||
noun • Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx | ||||||
| obscurity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand • an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known • the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | ||||||
| shadow | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • shade within clear boundaries • an unilluminated area • something existing in perception only • a premonition of something adverse • an indication that something has been present • refuge from danger or observation • a dominating and pervasive presence • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements • an inseparable companion verb • follow, usually without the person's knowledge • cast a shadow over • make appear small by comparison | ||||||
| sleep | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended • a torpid state resembling deep sleep • a period of time spent sleeping • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) verb • be asleep • be able to accommodate for sleeping | ||||||
Best Hypernyms For NIGHT
Alternatives for DARK
- gloomy
- black
- dim
- obscure
- blackened
- clouded
- dimmed
- dusky
- ebony
- heavy
- inky
- moonless
- murky
- opaque
- overcast
- pitch-black
- sable
- shadowy
- somber
- starless
- sunless
- swarthy
- tenebrous
- unilluminated
- unlit
- darkness
- sinister
- benighted
- blue
- deep
- dingy
- disconsolate
- dismal
- dour
- drab
- drear
- dreary
- glowering
- glum
- grim
- hidden
- hopeless
- malign
- moody
- morose
- negative
- nighttime
- pessimistic
- saturnine
- secret
- shadow
- sorry
- sour
- sullen
- unenlightened
- wickedness