Definitions

lights out

NOUN

bedtime

Synonyms

WEAK

sack time sleep time sleepy time slumbertime time to hit the hay time to hit the sack time to retire time to turn in

NOUN

curtains

Synonyms

STRONG

death exit extinction taps

WEAK

bitter end end of life end of the line

NOUN

demise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse departure dissolution downfall extinction failure passing termination

STRONG

annihilation curtains decease dying end ending expiration fall quietus ruin silence sleep

WEAK

final thrill last out last roundup number's up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment beginning rise start success

STRONG

birth commencement construction creation opening

Example Sentences

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Lights-out times can be established at these meetings, but be ready for these rules to change, such as during holiday breaks or summer vacation.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2022

Lights-out Stephen Curry may be the NBA’s reigning MVP, and Russell Westbrook may be an electric triple-double machine, but Wall combines new-school talent with old-school unselfishness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2015

Lights-out came at ten o’clock every night, except for Fridays and Saturdays, when they’d let us stay up until midnight.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

Lights-out had come and gone, but it wasn’t like either of us was going to be able to sleep.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

Lights-out blew and the scramble into the bunks began.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

lights out

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