DAYLIGHT Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

daylight

noun

ˈdā-ˌlīt

Definition of daylight

as in sunrise

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance daylight was just breaking when we stumbled out of bed

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as in daytime

the hours of light between one night and the next there isn't a lot of daylight left, so we'd better get home soon

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as in sanity

daylights plural the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities nearly terrified the daylights out of him with that scream

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Recent Examples of daylight Filmed largely in natural daylight, the film drifts between still, unhurried, panning shots to evoke not only the spiritual energy that keeps the temples humming but also a world in slow, gradual decay. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 Because the length of day and night varies during the year, the length of each hour of daylight and each hour of night did as well. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Sobyanin later reported 68 more drones targeting Moscow were downed during daylight on Tuesday morning. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Before clock changes kick in, here's everything to know about daylight saving time. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daylight

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Noun

Friday will see a brief warm front slide through around sunrise before a cold front moves through around noon.

— Ron Smiley, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The phenomenon occurs when rocket exhaust expands in the thin upper atmosphere and catches sunlight before sunrise.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sunrise

Noun

Netflix also has added video podcasts that have helped to boost daytime viewing on the platform, and has made deals with YouTube creators to bring their content to the streaming service.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
North to east winds gusting from 25 to 45 mph were forecast, with daytime humidity potentially falling into the single digits.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of daytime

Noun

My aims are to improve our quality of life on everything from affordability to traffic to public safety; to restore fiscal sanity to our public finances; and to end the brazen self-dealing that has become business as usual in local government.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Multihyphenate and a mother of four, Ayesha Curry finds sanity in the chaos of her day-to-day.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of sanity

Noun

Trump’s announcement during his second trip to Ohio in two weeks was prompted by an August presidential memorandum directing administration officials to identify a suitable location for the component repair center within 90 days.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
British indie film stalwart Raindance is launching Raindance Vertical, a one-day festival and financing market in London for vertical film and series.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of day

Noun

Most of these programs did not have physical forms in their original MCU incarnations, but appear in human form within the world inside Vision’s mind.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Normalcy bias means that despite all evidence to the contrary, our mind protects itself.

— Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of mind

Noun

The moon will be absent most of the night, rising a couple of hours before dawn as a 17%-illuminated waning crescent — too dim to affect visibility of meteors.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
One of the best ways to avoid being bitten by a shark is to stay out of the water at dawn or dusk, according to experts with the International Shark Attack File.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of dawn

Noun

Now, in yet another blow to national self-esteem, the ex-head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on charges of exploiting state secrets.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Instead of exchanging the entire print head, the K3 swaps a smaller assembly containing the nozzle, hotend and filament path.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of head

Noun

Breakfast is also served à la carte in the courtyard each morning, though note that the risotto is unfortunately not on the menu that early in the day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Saban would've had this ref bagging groceries at the Kroger before breakfast the next morning.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of morning

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