Moon Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Moon

luna
(Roman mythology) The sister of Aurora and Sol; the goddess of the moon; equivalent to the Greek Selene.
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diana
British consort of Charles, Prince of Wales, from 1981 until their divorce in 1996.
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orb of night
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lunar
Measured by the revolution of the moon.
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crescent
A phase of a planet or a moon, when it appears to have one concave edge and one convex edge, esp., of the moon just after new moon (waxing crescent) or just before new moon (waning crescent)
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moon-goddess
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phoebe
The moon personified.
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new-moon
The moon when it is in conjunction with the sun.
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moon-around
be idle in a listless or dreamy way
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full-moon
The phase of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, appears to be fully illuminated by the sun. The full phase marks the half-way point of a single revolution of the moon around the earth.
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moonlight
Illuminated by the light from the moon.
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cynthia
(Person, proper) Artemis
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secondary planet
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lunation
The time that elapses between successive new moons, averaging 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes; a lunar month.
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daydream
To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.
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moonshine
Illegally distilled liquor, so named because much of the manufacturing process is often conducted without artificial light at night when the moon is shining.
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sailor's friend
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planetoid
(Astronomy) A larger, planetary, body in orbit around the Sun, such as Vesta or (candidate) dwarf planets such Eris or Sedna
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halfmoon
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moon
Moon is defined as the only natural satellite of the Earth.
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lunar-month
A sidereal month of approximately 27.32 days, the length of time taken by the moon in its orbit about the Earth to return to the same point as viewed against the background of stars.
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heavenly-body
Astronomical object
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moon on
be idle in a listless or dreamy way
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planet
The collection of life forms supported on Earth:
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sun myung moon
United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)
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synodic-month
The variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next.
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celestial-body
(Astronomy, astrology) A natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as the Moon, the Sun, an asteroid, planet, or star.
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wet moon
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dry moon
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Antonyms for Moon

despise
To regard with dislike or repugnance
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dislike
To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
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abhor
To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
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hate
To feel dislike or distaste for:
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Words Related to Moon

mars
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saturn
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satellite
A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. [from 17th c.]
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first-quarter
The phase of the moon after the waxing crescent when only the right half of its face, when viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, reflects sunlight to the earth
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giant impact theory
A theory that explains the origins of Earth's moon, postulating that an asteroid roughly the size of Mars impacted the Earth during its formation. This impact resulted in rocky surface material being blown outward from the Earth, some of which accreted to form the Moon. This theory explains the similar oxygen isotope ratios between the Earth and the Moon as well as the Moon's lack of an iron core. It also accounts for the angular momentum that was necessary for the Moon to reach its current position.
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moons
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the-moon
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half-moon
Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail
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old-moon
The moon in its last quarter; waning crescent
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last-quarter
The phase of the moon after the waning gibbous when only the left half of its face, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, reflects sunlight to the earth
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gibbous
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zodiac
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jupiter
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venus
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neptune
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Moon Sentence Examples

  • The moon is full, the sky full of stars.

  • You see the stars and the moon instead of how dark the night is.

  • The moon peeked shyly over the dunes and moved searching fingers of dim light across the dunes.

  • He heard Mansr issue orders to others to rally on the moon and Jetr's voice come over the speakers.

  • The next nearest is on the moon and a logistical nightmare.

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