Definitions

night owl

[nahyt oul] / ˈnaɪt ˌaʊl /

ADJECTIVE

dissolute

Synonyms

WEAK

abandoned corrupt debauched degenerate depraved dissipated evil fast fast and loose gone bad high living in the fast lane intemperate lascivious lax lecherous lewd libertine licentious light loose nighthawk on the take open player profligate raffish rakish reprobate slack swift sybaritic unconstrained unprincipled unrestrained vicious wanton wayward wicked wild

Antonyms

WEAK

chaste good moral pure resolute respectful virtuous

NOUN

playboy

Synonyms

STRONG

cat chaser killer operator philanderer player rake rounder speed sport swinger tomcat wolf womanizer

WEAK

gay dog heavy hitter ladies' man lady-killer lover-boy make-out artist pleasure seeker whorehound

Antonyms

WEAK

playgirl

Example Sentences

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“If you’re a night owl who wants to get stuff done and you try waking up at 5 a.m., you’ll last a week, and you’ll become self-defeated and depressed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Rick Miramontez is both a night owl and an early bird.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Early riser or night owl, everyone appreciates a good night's sleep.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2024

He'd become such an early bird that he morphed into a night owl, a man resigned to a post-retirement inability to clock in more than four or five hours of rest.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023

As she went deeper into the trees, she heard the call of a night owl, and an animal bounded through the undergrowth — a rabbit?

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

night owl

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