NIGHTS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

nights

noun

Definition of nights

plural of night

as in evenings

the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight loved to sit outside at night and watch the stars

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as in dusks

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness we waited until night to begin lighting the candles in the windows

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Recent Examples of nights The Creative Arts ceremony will be held over the course of two nights, September 5 and 6, then aired in prerecorded fashion on FXX on Saturday, September 12. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026 This month, her mother’s memory-care facility was in an evacuation zone, causing many sleepless nights. — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 The data centre question Testing will take place during evenings and nights in the winters of 2026-27 and 2027-28, when the volume of air traffic is lower. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 The restaurant hosts trivia three nights a week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. — Evan Moore august 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 The team could have just had a few cheap beer nights and a dollar hot dog night and called it a year, but that’s not what the Mets did. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 That sticky air is driving record-warm nights from Burbank to Palm Springs. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Beyond live music, Lovekin hosts community events, game nights, meetups and more, Mastri said. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026 Defensive linemen Kingston Williams and Hudson Williams had outstanding nights to silence Oaks Christian. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 27 Aug. 2026

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Noun

For Hand-Painted Detail Versatile and timeless, this duo of hand-painted, ceramic platters can easily flit between casual family breakfasts and evenings hosting at home with a pile of hors d'oeuvres.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
These Adirondack chairs are simply made for fall evenings on the patio roasting s’mores by the fire pit.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of evenings

Noun

Venus Venus is conspicuous as July's long evening twilights fade.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026
Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.

— Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of twilights

Noun

Take advantage of milder temperatures—and post-work sunsets before daylight savings kick in—by rounding off your look with oversized frames.

— India Roby, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2026
That sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere, where the blues are scattered away, and the reds are bent towards the moon, essentially casts the colors of the Earth's sunrises and sunsets onto the lunar surface.

— Marina Jurica, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026