Synonyms for afternoon
ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-af·ter·noon

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1. afternoonnoun

   Synonyms:
   arvo

2. afternoonnoun

   The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening; the part of the day following noon which is daylight all year round; the second half of the working day (in regular office hours).

   Synonyms:
   arvo

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1. afternoonnoun

   the part of the day between noon and evening

   "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"

   Synonyms:
   good afternoon

2. good afternoon, afternoonnoun

   a conventional expression of greeting or farewell

   Synonyms:
   good afternoon

Matched Categories

1. • Daytime
   • Farewell
   • Greeting

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1. afternoonadjective

   Synonyms:
   post-meridian

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1. List of paraphrases for "afternoon":

   pm, evening, p.m., late, noon, nr, p.m, midday, jol

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How to use afternoon in a sentence?

1. Mary Hamman:

   Parents of all socioeconomic statuses do a bit of cost benefit analysis when they decide whether and how much to participate in well-baby care, if they must take a day or afternoon off work, negotiate complex transportation logistics, or miss out on time they could be spending attending to more pressing issues – like food, housing or utility insecurity – then they want to feel there is a clear benefit to doing so.

2. Twafik Alskir:

   A Russian-flagged oil tanker was captured this afternoon when it tried to smuggle oil off Zawara.

3. Weather Prediction Center:

   Scattered severe thunderstorms associated with large hail, wind damage and an isolated tornado threat are expected across parts of the southern and central Plains from late Tuesday afternoon through the evening into the overnight.

4. Michelle Santiago:

   We have a home security system so I pulled up the videos, i could see the FedEx driver drop the package off around 3 o'clock that afternoon in one video and in( a following) video this woman walks up and takes it less than 5 minutes later.

5. Raymond Welder:

   Oil tickled $51 dollars for about four hours, and I must admit, I felt better on that Thursday afternoon. But it didn't last very long.