MIDNIGHT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of midnight

as in overnight

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Recent Examples of midnight

Adjective

The post-midnight announcement came after signs of a rift among Iranian officials as the country awaited a decision by the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics that selects the supreme leader. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

Noun

On New Year’s Eve 1999, while the world waited to see whether the Y2K bug would knock out computer systems at midnight, Tim Walsh was looking at an apartment near Times Square. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Some retailers might go all out starting at midnight on Friday, and others will wait until Monday to dole out some of their best deals. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midnight

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Adjective

French authorities instituted overnight curfews in several cities Monday in a bid to control violent cost-of-living protests that have fueled the country’s far right.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
That same region of low pressure will begin to move even closer on Tuesday, bringing more clouds and cooler overnight lows in the low 50s for Sacramento and the Delta region.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of overnight

Noun

But Saturday night showed a way for the offense to play complementary football even with the unit’s inability to run the ball.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
The series was postponed due to weather on Friday night, pushing both Games 4 and 5 back one day each.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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