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. Zena Abbas:

   So after sunrise, we come here to cool off ourselves due to high temperatures.

2. Mark Kulish:

   He saw his last sunrise from the highest peak on Earth. At that instant, he became a member of the 7 Summit Club, having scaled the highest peak on each continent.

3. Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer:

   Because we found a life ring, the assumption can be made that we are searching in the right area, when we commence searching tomorrow morning at sunrise, hopefully we’ll be able to find something else. Every little bit helps.

4. Charles L. Allen:

   There comes a time into almost every life a dark night and it is so easy to feel that is the end, that it will always be dark. Through faith we know that after the dark comes the sunrise. Charles L. Allen

5. Tayla Lynn:

   There was a time when I didn’t want to wake up and see tomorrow, when you’re hiding from God, the last thing you want to do is see the sunrise.