Synonyms 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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

2. sunrisenoun

   atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

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

   Antonyms:
   sundown, sunset, old

3. sunriseadjective

   the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

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

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

4. sunrise(a)adjective

   of an industry or technology; new and developing

   "high-technology sunrise industries"

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

Matched Categories

1. • Atmospheric Phenomenon

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

1. sunrisenoun

   Synonyms:
   daybreak, dawn, aurora

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "sunrise":

   aurore, shorouq, dawn, sunup, sunset, daybreak, chunghsing, daylight

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How to use SUNRISE in a sentence?

1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Every morning, the sunrise wakes me up with rays of hope.

2. Daniel Lau:

   We were walking floor by floor, the special thing about urbex is that there could be something interesting on any floor, around any corner. After climbing 49 floors, we reached the top and waited for the sunrise.

3. Gustave Flaubert:

   That man has missed something who has never left a brothel at sunrise feeling like throwing himself into the river out of pure disgust.

4. Tony Evans:

   Just before the sun came up this morning, the love of my life, Lois Irene Evans, transitioned from earth and watched her first sunrise from heaven.

5. Doreen Marshall:

   You can simply sit and watch the sunrise or walk around your neighborhood Whatever you do, just make an effort to make it a daily habit.