Antonyms for sunrise
ˈsʌnˌraɪzsun·rise

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. sunrisenoun

   Synonyms:
   sparrow-fart, sunup, crack of dawn, dawn

2. sunrisenoun

   The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

   I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise.

   Synonyms:
   sparrow-fart, dawn, sunup, crack of dawn

3. sunrisenoun

   The change in color of the sky at dawn.

   Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?

   Synonyms:
   sparrow-fart, dawn, sunup, crack of dawn

4. sunrisenoun

   Any great awakening.

   It was the sunrise of her spirit.

   Synonyms:
   sparrow-fart, sunup, crack of dawn, dawn

Matched Categories

1. • Atmospheric Phenomenon

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1. dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrownoun

   the first light of day

   "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

   Synonyms:
   break of day, dayspring, good morning, break of the day, aurora, morn, sunup, first light, morning, morning time, forenoon, daybreak, dawn, dawning, cockcrow

2. sunrisenoun

   atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

   Antonyms:
   sundown, sunset, old

   Synonyms:
   break of day, dayspring, break of the day, dawn, sunup, first light, morning, daybreak, aurora, dawning, cockcrow

3. sunriseadjective

   the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

   Synonyms:
   break of day, dayspring, break of the day, dawn, sunup, first light, morning, daybreak, aurora, dawning, cockcrow

4. sunrise(a)adjective

   of an industry or technology; new and developing

   "high-technology sunrise industries"

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sunrisenoun

   Synonyms:
   daybreak, dawn, aurora

How to use sunrise in a sentence?

1. Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It:

   At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear." It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us." You can love completely without complete understanding.

2. Nina Turner:

   The most important thing about the Sunrise Movement's endorsement is their vision. They understand that we must stop climate chaos right now for them and for generations yet unborn.

3. Micheal Dunn:

   Atlantic Sunrise has undergone a nearly four-year, extensive review process and is operating and being constructed in compliance with all state and federal permits.

4. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

   If I could capture love in a butterflies wings I would seal it in a window so you could gaze at it with every sunrise and sunset.

5. Anna Harrington:

   I'm saving and spending the same amounts as before -- I'm lucky that my job is secure. But this past summer, I bought the oddest things I never would have normally bought -- a sunrise alarm clock, pink fuzzy bunny slippers, the entire Buffy the Vampire CD collection, and vintage furniture from the 1970s.

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