Synonyms for dawning

Most common

beginning · sun-up · sunrise · daybreak

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Dawn.

Forms

Plural

dawnings → daybreaks, beginnings, sun-ups, sunrises…

Example sentences

• beginning Will we be in time for the beginning of the party?
• sunrise The farmer rose at sunrise and worked till sunset.
• daybreak After that was a feast that lasted until daybreak.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

aurora³

7 letters

morning², sunrise²

8 letters

daybreak²

9 letters

beginning³, dayspring

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aurora³ = 3 syllables).