Synonyms for sunrise
ˈsʌnˌraɪzsun·rise

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. sunrisenoun

   Synonyms:
   sparrow-fart, sunup, crack of dawn, dawn

2. sunrisenoun

   The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

   I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise.

   Synonyms:
   sparrow-fart, dawn, sunup, crack of dawn

3. sunrisenoun

   The change in color of the sky at dawn.

   Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?

   Synonyms:
   sparrow-fart, dawn, sunup, crack of dawn

4. sunrisenoun

   Any great awakening.

   It was the sunrise of her spirit.

   Synonyms:
   sparrow-fart, sunup, crack of dawn, dawn

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrownoun

   the first light of day

   "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

   Synonyms:
   break of day, dayspring, good morning, break of the day, aurora, morn, sunup, first light, morning, morning time, forenoon, daybreak, dawn, dawning, cockcrow

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

2. sunrisenoun

   atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

   Synonyms:
   break of day, dayspring, break of the day, dawn, sunup, first light, morning, daybreak, aurora, dawning, cockcrow

   Antonyms:
   sundown, sunset, old

3. sunriseadjective

   the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

   Synonyms:
   break of day, dayspring, break of the day, dawn, sunup, first light, morning, daybreak, aurora, dawning, cockcrow

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

4. sunrise(a)adjective

   of an industry or technology; new and developing

   "high-technology sunrise industries"

   Antonyms:
   sunset, sundown, old

Matched Categories

1. • Atmospheric Phenomenon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sunrisenoun

   Synonyms:
   daybreak, dawn, aurora

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "sunrise":

   aurore, shorouq, dawn, sunup, sunset, daybreak, chunghsing, daylight

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How to use sunrise in a sentence?

1. Unknown:

   Never lose sight of the importance of a beautiful sunrise, Or watching your kids sleep, or the smell of rain. It's often the little things that really matter in life.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Every sunrise gifts us not just light but the opportunity for renewal and growth.

3. Mickey Mehta:

   This world has been patient with you, be patient with it too. True strength of a human is patience. Patience increases inner strength and endurance. Patience makes you a witness of darkness unto sunrise, patience is a virtue of faith, gets everyone MickeyMized.

4. Endoro New-world , a local:

   At sunrise, a group from the community in company of the SPDC surveillance team was able to locate the site of the blast.

5. Al Gore - during 1992 Vice Presidential debate:

   George Bush taking credit for the Berlin Wall coming down is like the rooster taking credit for the sunrise.