Sunup and Sunset

Opposite meaning words

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

Usage example: have you ever actually heard a rooster crow at sunup?

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Sunset is an antonym for sunup in dawn topic.

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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Sunup is an antonym for sunset.

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