Daybreak and Sundown

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Daybreak noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Usage example: I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says

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Sundown is an antonym for daybreak in beginning of light hours topic.

Sundown noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.

Usage example: we were told that the best time to see elk is at sundown

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Daybreak is an antonym for sundown.

Nearby Word: sundowner

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Sundown and Daybreak. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/daybreak/sundown

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