Synonyms for day
deɪday

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1. day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar daynoun

   time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

   "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"

   Synonyms:
   daylight, mean solar day, sidereal day, twenty-four hours, daytime, twenty-four hour period, solar day

   Antonyms:
   dark, night, nighttime

2. daynoun

   some point or period in time

   "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"

   Synonyms:
   daylight, sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, daytime, mean solar day, twenty-four hours, solar day

   Antonyms:
   dark, nighttime, night

3. daynoun

   a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance

   "Mother's Day"

   Synonyms:
   daylight, sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, daytime, mean solar day, twenty-four hours, solar day

   Antonyms:
   nighttime, dark, night

4. day, daytime, daylightnoun

   the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

   "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"

   Synonyms:
   daylight, mean solar day, sidereal day, twenty-four hours, daytime, twenty-four hour period, solar day

   Antonyms:
   nighttime, night, dark

5. daynoun

   the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)

   "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"

   Synonyms:
   daylight, sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, daytime, mean solar day, twenty-four hours, solar day

   Antonyms:
   night, nighttime, dark

6. daynoun

   an era of existence or influence

   "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"

   Synonyms:
   daylight, sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, daytime, mean solar day, twenty-four hours, solar day

   Antonyms:
   dark, nighttime, night

7. daynoun

   the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis

   "how long is a day on Jupiter?"

   Synonyms:
   daylight, sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, daytime, mean solar day, twenty-four hours, solar day

   Antonyms:
   nighttime, night, dark

8. sidereal day, daynoun

   the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

   Synonyms:
   daylight, mean solar day, sidereal day, twenty-four hours, daytime, twenty-four hour period, solar day

   Antonyms:
   nighttime, dark, night

9. daynoun

   a period of opportunity

   "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"

   Synonyms:
   daylight, sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, daytime, mean solar day, twenty-four hours, solar day

   Antonyms:
   nighttime, dark, night

10. Day, Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr.noun

    United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)

    Synonyms:
    daylight, sidereal day, twenty-four hour period, daytime, mean solar day, twenty-four hours, solar day

    Antonyms:
    dark, nighttime, night

Matched Categories

1. • Calendar Day
   • Era
   • Opportunity
   • Sidereal Time
   • Time
   • Time Period
   • Time Unit
   • Work Time
   • Writer

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1. 日

   Submitted by ryan_1 on July 17, 2020  

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1. daynoun

   Synonyms:
   day-time (between sunrise and sunset)

2. daynoun

   Synonyms:
   period of twenty-four hours

3. daynoun

   Synonyms:
   sunshine, daylight, sunlight, light of day

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1. daynoun

   Synonyms:
   daytime, nycthemeron, time, age, generation, epoch, era

   Associated words:
   metemptosis, proemptosis, daily, diurnal, quotidian, ephemeral, sine die, ferial, per diem

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1. List of paraphrases for "day":

   days, jour, date, dia, journée, today, daylight, hammarskjöld, daily, daytime, dnia, zi, on, nap, tag, dniu, time, diurnal, far, releases, dated, dniem, al-nahar, dias, dag, one-day, current, morning

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How to use day in a sentence?

1. Roger Ma:

   Let's just take it day-by-day.

2. Daniel Borochoff:

   At the end of the day, we don't have any indication of how this money will be used.

3. Dave Bieri:

   When we do it here one day a year we can monitor it, we can make it as safe as we possibly can.

4. Ron Biles:

   Maybe one day, I have no idea what's going to happen.

5. Roishetta Ozane:

   It doesn't even have to be a hurricane prediction. It can just be a normal rainy day, and people with high anxiety or PTSD will leave town -- will not stay in their homes -- because they're afraid that there could be another flood. Lots of people want bags of sand because they're nervous about getting any amount of rain in their homes.