Synonyms for horizon
həˈraɪ zənhori·zon

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1. horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skylinenoun

   the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

   Synonyms:
   skyline, sensible horizon, celestial horizon, purview, apparent horizon, view, visible horizon

2. horizon, view, purviewnoun

   the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

   "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"

   Synonyms:
   scene, prospect, view, thought, eyeshot, apparent horizon, aspect, visible horizon, purview, opinion, vista, skyline, sentiment, perspective, position, celestial horizon, persuasion, sight, survey, panorama, sensible horizon

3. horizonnoun

   a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

   Synonyms:
   skyline, celestial horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, purview, view

4. horizon, celestial horizonnoun

   the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth

   Synonyms:
   skyline, sensible horizon, celestial horizon, purview, apparent horizon, view, visible horizon

Matched Categories

1. • Great Circle
   • Line
   • Perspective
   • Profile
   • Range
   • Stratum

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1. List of paraphrases for "horizon":

   horizonte, 'horizon, horizons, skyline, term, sight, offing, over-the-horizon, prospect

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1. Henri Robert:

   We currently have the sun all day long as we are lower than the Arctic Circle. Luckily, there’s this mountain to the south of us, so the sun goes behind it and we get a bit of shade for a couple of hours, and then the sun rises again. But it never goes below the horizon.

2. Albert Camus:

   In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon.

3. Christopher McCandless:

   The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

4. Jalal Salma:

   There is real hunger and we can't see a solution on the horizon. On the contrary, we see a dark future ahead.

5. Villy Hansen:

   Listen to the quietness, it's very special. There are not many places where you can hear nothing. And look at the endless horizon.