Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "dawn" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

dusk twilight

Defined As

opposite of dusk

Derived Terms

crack of dawn dawn ape dawn choir dawn chorus dawn horse dawn man dawn of a new day dawn of time dawn on dawn patrol dawn poppy dawn prayer dawn raid dawn redwood dawn stone dawn tetria dawn to dusk dawn upon dawnless dawnlight dawnlike dawntime dawny dusk to dawn false dawn foredawn handbags at dawn it is always darkest before the dawn it is always darkest just before the dawn it is darkest before the dawn it is darkest just before the dawn new dawn northern dawn pistols at dawn predawn sundawn the darkest hour is always just before the dawn the darkest hour is just before the dawn yesterdawn

Etymologically Related To

daw dawing

Part Of (Holonyms)

day

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

begin change hour period period of time realise realize see start start time of day time period twilight understand

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

astronomical dawn civil dawn nautical dawn

Type Of (IsA)

another name for sunrise dishwashing soap hour not so bad either start time period twilight

Manner Of

begin change

Related Terms

afternoon crepuscular dawn chorus dawning early morning evening midday midnight morning night postdawn

Related Terms

after after night appear begin beginning brighten crepuscular dawning daylight dusk early early morning light morning morning beginning morning light night realize rise rising skyline sun sun rise sun rising sunrise time twilight

Synonym Network

beginning break of dawn click daybreak sunrise twilight

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.