Need another word that means the same as “sunrise”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “sunrise” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Sunrise” are: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunup, crack of dawn, first thing in the morning
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sunrise” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| aurora | A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole The effect is caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with atoms in the upper atmosphere In northern and southern regions it is respectively called aurora borealis or Northern Lights and aurora australis or Southern Lights. |
| break of day | The occurrence of breaking. |
| break of the day | A crack in the earth’s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. |
| cockcrow | Dawn. She helped him to dance until cockcrow. |
| crack of dawn | A sudden sharp noise. |
| dawn | The first light of day. He set off at dawn. |
| dawning | An opening time period. The dawnings of civilization. |
| daybreak | The first light of day. She set off at daybreak. |
| dayspring | Dawn. |
| first light | The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving. |
| first thing in the morning | The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving. |
| morning | The period of time between midnight and noon, especially from sunrise to noon. A hint of steely light showed that morning was on its way. |
| sunup | The time in the morning when the sun appears or full daylight arrives. They worked from sunup to sundown. |
| afternoon | In the afternoon every afternoon. She worked on Tuesday afternoons. |
| awake | Mentally perceptive and responsive. The noise might keep you awake at night. |
| date | Go on a date with. A few years ago I dated the ex of a friend. |
| dawn | The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise. It was the dawn of the Roman Empire. |
| day | A day assigned to a particular purpose or observance. It was a busy day on the stock exchange. |
| daybreak | The time in the morning when daylight first appears; dawn. She set off at daybreak. |
| daylight | Light during the daytime. I returned at daylight. |
| dew | A beaded or glistening liquid resembling dew. Sweat dewed her lashes. |
| evening | Prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening. Some pubs hold Irish music evenings. |
| fortnight | A period of fourteen consecutive days. Most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight. |
| friday | The sixth day of the week; the fifth working day. |
| midnight | 12 o’clock at night; the middle of the night. The midnight hours. |
| monday | The second day of the week; the first working day. |
| morning | Every morning. They talked until morning. |
| nightfall | The time of day immediately following sunset. We had to get back by nightfall. |
| noon | The middle of the day. The service starts at twelve noon. |
| o'clock | According to the clock. |
| saturday | The seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians. |
| sunday | First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians. |
| sunny | (of a place) receiving much sunlight. He had a sunny disposition. |
| thursday | The fifth day of the week; the fourth working day. |
| tomorrow | The next day, the day after, following the present day. Today s engineers are tomorrow s buyers. |
| tuesday | The third day of the week; the second working day. |
| wake | Cause to become awake or conscious. Please wake me at 6 AM. |
| waking | Marked by full consciousness or alertness. Days of danger and nights of waking. |
| wednesday | The fourth day of the week; the third working day. |
| week | Hours or days of work in a calendar week. She works a 48 hour week. |
| weekday | Any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday. The weekday rush hour. |
| weekend | Spend the weekend. I went to see the film at the weekend. |
| yesterday | In the recent past. We shared many yesterdays. |
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