Tonight we're going to church.
Source: tatoeba (1715)
Tonight
/təˈnaɪt/
Synonyms for "tonight" (36 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (8)
Adverb(1 words)
this evening
as of nowas things areat presentat this junctureat this momentat this pointat this time
Strong matches (10)
Related words (18)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: this evening, as of now, as things are, at present, at this juncture.
- Sentence evidence is available for tonight, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, 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 "tonight".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "tonight"
Keep "tonight" 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 "tonight" 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 "tonight", 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 "tonight" 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
9 entriesMore specific
4 entriesCollocations
9 entriesthis eveningtonight broadcasttonight eventtonight onlytonight programtonight's eventtonight's gametonight's lecturetonight's panel
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
87 translations across 69 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- vannag adv (during today's nighttime)
Albanian
1 entries- sonte adv (during today's nighttime)
Alviri-Vidari
1 entries- ام شو adv (during today's nighttime)
Arabic
3 entries- الليلة adv (during today's nighttime)
- اَللَّيْلَةَ adv (during today's nighttime)
- هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ adv (during today's nighttime)
Armenian
1 entries- այս գիշեր adv (during today's nighttime)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ adv (during today's nighttime)
Bakhtiari
1 entries- امشو adv (during today's nighttime)
Belarusian
1 entries- сё́ння но́ччу adv (during today's nighttime)
Breton
2 entries- fenoz adv (during today's nighttime)
- henozh adv (during today's nighttime)
Bulgarian
1 entries- тази вечер adv (during today's nighttime)
Burmese
1 entries- ဒီည adv (during today's nighttime)
Catalan
2 entries- anit adv (during today's nighttime)
- aquesta nit adv (during today's nighttime)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ئەم شەو adv (during today's nighttime)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎪᎯ ᎤᏒ adv (during today's nighttime)
Chickasaw
1 entries- himmaka' oklhili adv (during today's nighttime)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 今晚 adv (during today's nighttime)
Chuvash
1 entries- кӗҫӗр adv (during today's nighttime)
Czech
1 entries- dnes v noci adv (during today's nighttime)
Danish
2 entries- i aften adv (during today's nighttime)
- i nat adv (during today's nighttime)
Dari
2 entries- اِمْشَب adv (during today's nighttime)
- اِمْشَو adv (during today's nighttime)
Dutch
1 entries- vannacht adv (during today's nighttime)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĉi-nokte adv (during today's nighttime)
Estonian
1 entries- täna öösel adv (during today's nighttime)
Faroese
2 entries- í kvøld adv (during today's nighttime)
- í nátt adv (during today's nighttime)
Finnish
1 entries- tänä yönä adv (during today's nighttime)
French
1 entries- cette nuit adv (during today's nighttime)
Galician
1 entries- esta noite adv (during today's nighttime)
Georgian
1 entries- ამაღამ adv (during today's nighttime)
German
1 entries- heute Nacht adv (during today's nighttime)
Greek
1 entries- απόψε adv (during today's nighttime)
Hebrew
1 entries- הלילה adv (during today's nighttime)
Hindi
1 entries- आज रात को adv (during today's nighttime)
Hungarian
2 entries- ma éjjel adv (during today's nighttime)
- ma éjszaka adv (during today's nighttime)
Ido
1 entries- canokte adv (during today's nighttime)
Interlingua
2 entries- iste nocte adv (during today's nighttime)
- iste vespere adv (during today's nighttime)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- اِمْشب adv (during today's nighttime)
Irish
1 entries- anocht adv (during today's nighttime)
Italian
1 entries- stanotte adv (during today's nighttime)
Japanese
2 entries- 今夜 adv (during today's nighttime)
- 今晩 adv (during today's nighttime)
Khmer
1 entries- យប់នេះ adv (during today's nighttime)
Korean
2 entries- 오늘 밤 adv (during today's nighttime)
- 오늘 저녁 adv (during today's nighttime)
Lao
1 entries- ຄືນນີ້ adv (during today's nighttime)
Latvian
1 entries- šonakt adv (during today's nighttime)
Lithuanian
1 entries- šiąnakt adv (during today's nighttime)
Macedonian
1 entries- ноќва adv (during today's nighttime)
Marathi
1 entries- आज रात्री adv (during today's nighttime)
Mongolian
1 entries- өнөө шөнө adv (during today's nighttime)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- emasihu ya leo adv (during today's nighttime)
Norman
1 entries- ch'tigniet adv (during today's nighttime)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- i natt adv (during today's nighttime)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- i natt adv (during today's nighttime)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- venowent adv (during today's nighttime)
Polish
2 entries- dziś w nocy adv (during today's nighttime)
- tej nocy adv (during today's nighttime)
Portuguese
2 entries- esta/essa noite adv (during today's nighttime)
- hoje à noite adv (during today's nighttime)
Romanian
1 entries- la noapte adv (during today's nighttime)
Russian
2 entries- се́ночь adv (during today's nighttime)
- сего́дня но́чью adv (during today's nighttime)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- a-nochd adv (during today's nighttime)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nòćas adv (during today's nighttime)
- но̀ћас adv (during today's nighttime)
Slovak
1 entries- dnes v noci adv (during today's nighttime)
Slovene
1 entries- nocój adv (during today's nighttime)
Spanish
1 entries- esta noche adv (during today's nighttime)
Swedish
1 entries- i natt adv (during today's nighttime)
Telugu
1 entries- ఈ రాత్రి adv (during today's nighttime)
Ukrainian
4 entries- cьогоні́ч adv (during today's nighttime)
- сього́дні вночі́ adv (during today's nighttime)
- сього́дні ні́ччю adv (during today's nighttime)
- цьогоні́ч adv (during today's nighttime)
Urdu
1 entries- آج رات کو adv (during today's nighttime)
Vietnamese
1 entries- đêm nay adv (during today's nighttime)
Volapük
1 entries- aneito adv (during today's nighttime)
Welsh
1 entries- heno adv (during today's nighttime)
West-Frisian
1 entries- jûn adv (during today's nighttime)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.
Source: tatoeba (2480)
You can get in touch with him at his home tonight.
Source: tatoeba (16125)
Listen, um, I was wondering, what are you and Molly doing tonight?
Source: tatoeba (17616)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "tonight"?
Closest matches include this evening, as of now, as things are, at present, at this juncture.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "tonight"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.