Antonyms of noun sunset

1 of 3 senses of sunset

Sense 1
sunset, sundown -- (the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon)
       Antonym of sunrise (Sense 1)
      => dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow -- (the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sunset

3 senses of sunset

Sense 1
sunset, sundown -- (the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon)
       => hour, time of day -- (clock time; "the hour is getting late")

Sense 2
sunset -- (atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun)
       => atmospheric phenomenon -- (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)

Sense 3
sunset -- (the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon)
       => periodic event, recurrent event -- (an event that recurs at intervals)

Antonyms of adj sunset

2 senses of sunset

Sense 1
sunset -- (of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries")

INDIRECT (VIA old) -> new -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")

Sense 2
sunset (prenominal) -- (providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision")

INDIRECT (VIA last) -> first -- (preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training")

Similarity of adj sunset

2 senses of sunset

Sense 1
sunset -- (of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries")
       => old (vs. new) -- (of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money")

Sense 2
sunset (prenominal) -- (providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision")
       => last (vs. first) -- (coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel")