Nightfall Synonyms and Antonyms

nītfôl
The period between afternoon and nighttime
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dusk
  2. eve
  3. evening
  4. eventide
  5. gloaming
  6. twilight
  7. even
  8. vesper
Antonyms:
  1. daybreak

Words Related to Nightfall

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. night
  2. start
  3. first-light
  4. break-of-day
  5. sun-up
  6. day-break

Nightfall Sentence Examples

  • At nightfall the very few guns still to go were hurried off to the jetties.

  • It was past nightfall, and shadows and light from the hearth danced around him.

  • Before nightfall on the 20th of August the canal was wholly in British hands.

  • Wellington's position at nightfall was very different, and can hardly be termed safe or even satisfactory.

  • Be out of here by nightfall, Kris said at last, his voice quiet and hard.

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