We could see the sunset from the window.
Source: tatoeba (2045)
Sunset
/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
Synonyms for "sunset" (69 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (34)
Noun(12 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: dusk, sundown, twilight, cardinal points, close of day.
- Sentence evidence is available for sunset, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, wordnet, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "sunset".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "sunset"
Keep "sunset" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "sunset" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "sunset", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "sunset" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesMore specific
11 entriescrepuscular lightdecommissioningdipera endevening horizongolden huesloweringorange palettepink tonespolicy sunsetretirement
Collocations
12 entriessunset clausesunset colorssunset datesunset glowsunset huessunset periodsunset photographysunset policysunset provisionsunset scenesunset timesunsetting process
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
140 translations across 88 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- sonsondergang noun (time of day)
Albanian
1 entries- perëndim noun (time of day)
Arabic
2 entries- غُرُوب noun (time of day)
- مَغْرِب noun (time of day)
Armenian
2 entries- արևամուտ noun (time of day)
- մայրամուտ noun (time of day)
Avar
1 entries- тӏерхьин noun (time of day)
Basque
4 entries- arrats noun (time of day)
- eguzki-sarte noun (time of day)
- ilunabar noun (time of day)
- ilunsenti noun (time of day)
Belarusian
1 entries- за́хад со́нца noun (time of day)
Bengali
2 entries- মাগরিব noun (time of day)
- সূর্যাস্ত noun (time of day)
Bikol Central
1 entries- pagsulnop noun (time of day)
Bulgarian
1 entries- залез noun (time of day)
Catalan
2 entries- ocàs noun (time of day)
- posta de sol noun (time of day)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏭᏕᎵᎬ noun (time of day)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 日落 noun (time of day)
Czech
1 entries- západ slunce noun (time of day)
Danish
1 entries- solnedgang noun (time of day)
Dutch
1 entries- zonsondergang noun (time of day)
Elfdalian
1 entries- suolniðgaungg noun (time of day)
Esperanto
2 entries- sunfalo noun (time of day)
- sunsubiro noun (time of day)
Estonian
2 entries- päikeseloojak noun (time of day)
- päikeseloojang noun (time of day)
Faroese
1 entries- sólsetur noun (time of day)
Finnish
2 entries- auringonlasku noun (time of day)
- illansuu noun (time of day)
French
1 entries- coucher de soleil noun (time of day)
Galician
2 entries- posta de sol noun (time of day)
- solpor noun (time of day)
Georgian
2 entries- დაისი noun (time of day)
- მზის ჩასვლა noun (time of day)
German
1 entries- Sonnenuntergang noun (time of day)
Greek
2 entries- δύση noun (time of day)
- ηλιοβασίλεμα noun (time of day)
Greenlandic
1 entries- seqerngup tarrinnera noun (time of day)
Hebrew
1 entries- שקיעה noun (time of day)
Hindi
1 entries- सूर्यास्त noun (time of day)
Hungarian
2 entries- naplemente noun (time of day)
- napnyugta noun (time of day)
Icelandic
3 entries- sólarlag noun (time of day)
- sólfall noun (time of day)
- sólsetur noun (time of day)
Ido
1 entries- sunokusho noun (time of day)
Indonesian
3 entries- matahari terbenam noun (time of day)
- mentari benam noun (time of day)
- mentari masuk noun (time of day)
Ingrian
1 entries- päivänlasku noun (time of day)
Italian
3 entries- crepuscolo noun (time of day)
- occaso noun (time of day)
- tramonto noun (time of day)
Japanese
2 entries- 日の入り noun (time of day)
- 日没 noun (time of day)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- ōtsīnáp noun (time of day)
Korean
3 entries- 일락 noun (time of day)
- 해넘이 noun (time of day)
- 황혼 noun (time of day)
Latin
2 entries- crepusculum noun (time of day)
- occasus noun (time of day)
Latvian
1 entries- saulriets noun (time of day)
Lithuanian
1 entries- saulėlydis noun (time of day)
Low German
1 entries- Sünnünnergang noun (time of day)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Sonnenënnergang noun (time of day)
Macedonian
1 entries- зајдисонце noun (time of day)
Malayalam
1 entries- അസ്തമയം noun (time of day)
Manchu
2 entries- ᡧᡠᠨ ᡨᡠᡥᡝᠮᠪᡳ noun (time of day)
- ᡧᡠᠨ ᡩᠣᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ noun (time of day)
Mizo
1 entries- ni tlâk noun (time of day)
Nahuatl
1 entries- aqui in tonatiuh noun (time of day)
Navajo
1 entries- iʼííʼą́ągo noun (time of day)
Norman
1 entries- couochi du solé noun (time of day)
Northern Sami
1 entries- beaivvášluoitádeapmi noun (time of day)
Norwegian
1 entries- solnedgang noun (time of day)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- soleglad noun (time of day)
Old English
1 entries- sunnan setlgang noun (time of day)
Old High German
1 entries- sunnūn sedalgang noun (time of day)
Oromo
1 entries- lixa biiftuu noun (time of day)
Ossetian
1 entries- хуры аныгуылд noun (time of day)
Panamint
1 entries- tape ikanna noun (time of day)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Sonnunjagank noun (time of day)
Polish
2 entries- zachód słońca noun (time of day)
- zmierzch noun (time of day)
Portuguese
4 entries- crepúsculo noun (time of day)
- ocaso noun (time of day)
- poente noun (time of day)
- pôr do sol noun (time of day)
Romanian
3 entries- apus noun (time of day)
- asfințire noun (time of day)
- crepuscul noun (time of day)
Romansch
1 entries- rendida dal sulegl noun (time of day)
Russian
4 entries- зака́т noun (time of day)
- заря́ noun (time of day)
- захо́д noun (time of day)
- захо́д со́лнца noun (time of day)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- dol fodha na grèine noun (time of day)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zalazak sunca noun (time of day)
- залазак сунца noun (time of day)
Sicilian
1 entries- tracoḍḍu noun (time of day)
Slovene
1 entries- sončni zahod noun (time of day)
Southern Altai
1 entries- ажар noun (time of day)
Southern Ohlone
1 entries- sosoronin noun (time of day)
Southern Sami
2 entries- biejjievælloe noun (time of day)
- vælloe noun (time of day)
Spanish
4 entries- anochecer noun (time of day)
- atardecer noun (time of day)
- ocaso noun (time of day)
- puesta del sol noun (time of day)
Swahili
1 entries- machweo noun (time of day)
Swedish
1 entries- solnedgång noun (time of day)
Tagalog
1 entries- sibsib noun (time of day)
Tatar
1 entries- кояш бату noun (time of day)
Telugu
1 entries- సూర్యాస్తమయము noun (time of day)
Thai
4 entries- ตกค่ำ noun (time of day)
- ตอนค่ำ noun (time of day)
- ตะวันตก noun (time of day)
- เพล้โพล้ noun (time of day)
Tibetan
2 entries- ཉི་ནུབ noun (time of day)
- ཉི་རྒས noun (time of day)
Tocharian B
1 entries- kauṃ-yaptsi noun (time of day)
Turkish
1 entries- gün batımı noun (time of day)
Tuvan
1 entries- кежээки хаяа noun (time of day)
Ukrainian
1 entries- за́хід со́нця noun (time of day)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- chowanje słónca noun (time of day)
Vietnamese
1 entries- hoàng hôn noun (time of day)
Volapük
2 entries- modonikam sola noun (time of day)
- solamodonikam noun (time of day)
Welsh
2 entries- machlud noun (time of day)
- machlud haul noun (time of day)
Yiddish
4 entries- זון־אונטערגאַנג noun (time of day)
- זון־אונטערגאַנגען noun (time of day)
- זונפֿאַרגאַנג noun (time of day)
- זונפֿאַרגאַנגען noun (time of day)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Mr Brown is in the sunset of his life.
Source: tatoeba (34234)
What a gorgeous sunset! Let's hang around for a couple of minutes and watch it.
Source: tatoeba (36029)
What a beautiful sunset!
Source: tatoeba (36133)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "sunset"?
Closest matches include dusk, sundown, twilight, cardinal points, close of day.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "sunset"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.