Sunset and Sunrise

Opposite meaning words

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

Usage example: the glow of the western sky at sunset

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Sunrise is an antonym for sunset in fall of sun below horizon topic.

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

Usage example: a job that requires him to get up before sunrise

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Sunset is an antonym for sunrise in rise of sun above horizon topic.

full	full sunset	full sunrise
glorious	glorious sunset	glorious sunrise
exact	exact sunset	exact sunrise
certain	certain sunset	certain sunrise
Other adjectives: real, perpetual, beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, new, dramatic, past, final, colored, next, last, pink, timed, Martian.

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