Synonyms for sundown

Most common

sunset · twilight · dusk · nightfall

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

sunrise, daybreak

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Sunset.

   We’ll meet by the pier at sundown.

Related words

Phrases

sundown town

Forms

Plural

sundowns → sunsets, dusks, nightfalls, nights…

Example sentences

• sunset The farmer rose at sunrise and worked till sunset.
• twilight We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.
• dusk Sometimes I work from dawn to dusk in the fields.
• nightfall Let's stay until nightfall and watch the fireworks.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

set¹

4 letters

dusk¹

5 letters

night¹

6 letters

sunset²

8 letters

twilight², mirkning

9 letters

nightfall²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sunset² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tombée du jour

Español

atardecer