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night

[nahyt] / naɪt /
NOUN
period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
Synonyms
STRONGEST
midnight
STRONG
bedtime blackness dark darkness duskiness evening eventide gloom nightfall nighttime obscurity twilight
WEAK
after dark after hours before dawn dark hours dead of night dusk to dawn nighttide pitch dark pitch-darkness witching hour
Antonyms
STRONG
day daybreak daylight daytime light morning
WEAK
brightness illumination lightness

Example Sentences

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Blake's night was over shortly after as he limped from the field and Leeds hit back following a similar defensive mishap at the other end.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

By night, darkness enveloped the streets, but electricity and reparto music bloomed sporadically from bodegas and bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

After receiving fluids, he returned to his home in Virginia that night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They could end up nursing a grudge that they paid $200 a night for a space that resembles a dingy roadside motel rather than a boutique experience.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Somewhere in the night there was an explosion; the dishes in the cupboard rattled.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.