TWILIGHT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TWILIGHT?

Need another word that means the same as “twilight”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “twilight” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Twilight” are: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, half-light, dimness, gloom, evening, close of day, decline, waning, downturn, ebb, dark, twilit, dusky

Twilight as a Noun

Definitions of "Twilight" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “twilight” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth.
• A condition of decline following successes.
• The time of day immediately following sunset.
• The period of the evening when twilight is visible, between daylight and darkness.
• A period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline.
• The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere.

Synonyms of "Twilight" as a noun (19 Words)

close of day	The temporal end; the concluding time.
crepuscle	The time of day immediately following sunset.
crepuscule	Twilight.
dark	A dark colour or shade especially in a painting. Carolyn was sitting in the dark.
decline	A condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state. A serious decline in bird numbers.
dimness	The state of being poorly illuminated.
downturn	A decline in economic, business, or other activity. The market took a downturn.
dusk	Semi-darkness. Working the land from dawn to dusk.
ebb	The movement of the tide out to sea. The ebb tide.
evenfall	The onset of evening; dusk. He kindles his lamp at evenfall.
evening	An evening characterized by a particular event or activity. Some pubs hold Irish music evenings.
fall	A defeat or downfall. The rise and fall of the tides.
gloam	The time of day immediately following sunset.
gloaming	Twilight; dusk. Hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming.
gloom	A state of partial or total darkness. He struck a match to dispel the gloom.
half-light	A greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors.
nightfall	The onset of night; dusk. We had to get back by nightfall.
twilit	A condition of decline following successes.
waning	A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent. The waning of his enthusiasm was obvious.

Usage Examples of "Twilight" as a noun

• In the twilight of the empire.
• A pleasant walk in the woods at twilight.
• She looked out on the beautiful twilight.
• A twilight world of secrecy.
• He loved the twilight.
• He was in the twilight of his career.

Twilight as an Adjective

Definitions of "Twilight" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “twilight” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Lighted by or as if by twilight-Henry Fielding.
• Lighted by or as if by twilight.

Synonyms of "Twilight" as an adjective (2 Words)

dusky	Used in names of animals with dark coloration e g dusky dolphin dusky warbler. Dusky light came from a small window.
twilit	Dimly illuminated by or as if by twilight. A boat on a twilit river.

Usage Examples of "Twilight" as an adjective

• The twilight glow of the sky.

Associations of "Twilight" (30 Words)

afternoon	In the afternoon every afternoon. He spent a quiet afternoon in the park.
crepuscular	Resembling or relating to twilight. The evening s crepuscular charm.
curfew	The time that the curfew signal is sounded. They had to return before the curfew sounded.
dawn	Come into existence. It dawned on him that she had betrayed him.
daybreak	The time in the morning when daylight first appears; dawn. She set off at daybreak.
dusk	Become dusk. The sky dusked and the shadows got long and hard.
evening	An evening characterized by a particular event or activity. The evening meal.
friday	The sixth day of the week; the fifth working day.
gloaming	The time of day immediately following sunset. Hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming.
midday	The middle of the day; noon. The midday sun.
midnight	12 o’clock at night; the middle of the night. I left at midnight.
monday	The second day of the week; the first working day.
morning	Every morning. The morning of the world.
nightfall	The time of day immediately following sunset. We had to get back by nightfall.
nocturnal	Done, occurring, or active at night. Nocturnal animals are active at night.
noon	Twelve o’clock in the day; midday. 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.
sunrise	The time in the morning when the sun appears or full daylight arrives. An hour before sunrise.
sunset	(of a programme, agency, regulation, etc.) expire or be terminated automatically at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action. A program with a sunset provision.
thursday	The fifth day of the week; the fourth working day.
tomorrow	The near future. Today s engineers are tomorrow s buyers.
tonight	The present or immediately coming night. Drop by tonight.
tuesday	The third day of the week; the second working day.
wake	Cause to become awake or conscious. In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured.
wednesday	The fourth day of the week; the third working day.
week	The time spent working during a week. They worked a 40 hour week.
weekday	Any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday. The weekday rush hour.
yesterday	The day immediately before today. Yesterday s solutions are not good enough.