Fall and Nightfall

Fall

Fall noun - The time of day immediately following sunset.
Usage example: they finished before the fall of night

Nightfall is a synonym for fall. In some cases you can use "Nightfall" instead a noun "Fall".

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Nightfall

Nightfall noun - The time of day immediately following sunset.

Fall is a synonym for nightfall. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead a noun "Nightfall".

Nearby Words: night, nightly

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

sudden sudden fall sudden nightfall

Both words in one sentence

  • Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp" In the foreword of Nightfall, the authors explain that, in order to avert this trope, they are replacing alien measurements and terminology with Earthling equivalents (a move which itself may fall under Literary Agent Hypothesis).
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Nightfall and Fall. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/nightfall
Fall & Nightfall. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/nightfall>.
Nightfall or Fall. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall/nightfall.
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