Dawn

/dɔːn/

Synonyms for "dawn" (166 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Noun(15 words)

daybreak sunrise breakbreak of daycockcrow dayspringfirst lightmorning sunupass crack of dawnaurora awakening beginningbreak of dawnbreak of the day

aadvent alpha antemeridian appear appearance arise arrival arrive aurora auroral awakening begin beginning birthblast offblast-off breakbreak of day

Strong matches (49)

brighten brighteningbroad daychanticleer cockcrow cocklightcome to mindcommence commencementcrack of dawncreationcutting edgedawning dayday glowday-peep daybreak daylight dayshine dayspring

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daytide daytime develop dusk edge emerge emergence establishmentfirst brighteningfirst lightflying startfoundationfresh startfull sungenesis gleamgreen flashgrow bright

Noun(5 words)

butt crack of dawncrack of dawndawn lightdawning daylight

Verb(6 words)

clickcome homedawnedfall into placeget acrossget through

Related words (83)

grow lightinauguration inception infancy institution jump-off kick-offleading edgelightlight of daylighten matin matinal matutinalmidday sunmorn morningnew departurenoonlightnoontide light

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occur tooncoming onset opening origin originate origination outbreak outset outstartpeep of dayprimeray of sunshineriserunning startsend offsend-offsetting in motionsetting-up shine sourcesquare onestart start-offstarting pointsun sparksunbeam sunbreak sunburst sunlight sunrise sunshine sunup take-off takeoff threshold twilight unfoldvestibule of day

Noun(19 words)

inception lauds morgen mornings morns originoriginating fromperceive realization realize rise rising solrise sparrow-fart sun sunlight sunrises sunrising ushas

Verb(3 words)

occurs penetratesink in

Adjective(2 words)

romanian aurorăspanish aurora

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More general

18 entries

awareness begin change era hour perception periodperiod of timephenomenon realise realize see starttime of daytime period

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More specific

8 entries

comprehension daybreak emergence inception insight recognize sunrise understand

Collocations

9 entries

at dawnbefore dawndawn breaksdawn chorusdawn lightdawn of civilizationdawn patroldawn skydawning realization

Inflections

3 entries

dawned dawning dawns

Derivations

2 entries

dawned dawning

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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I got along so well with the guy sitting next to me at the pub that we ended up drinking together till dawn.

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I'm beat. I've been working from dawn to dusk.

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By the time the party is over, dawn will be breaking.

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The accident occurred at dawn.

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