Synonyms for sunset
ˈsʌnˌsɛtsun·set

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1. sunsetnoun

   Antonyms:
   sunrise

2. sunsetnoun

   To phase out.

   We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

   Synonyms:
   twilight, sundown, nightfall, dusk

   Antonyms:
   sunrise

3. sunsetnoun

   Antonyms:
   sunrise

4. sunsetnoun

   Antonyms:
   sunrise

5. sunsetnoun

   one's sunset years

   Antonyms:
   sunrise

6. sunsetnoun

   The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.

   Antonyms:
   sunrise

7. sunsetnoun

   Synonyms:
   end, twilight, final act, last, swansong, terminal

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1. sunset, sundownnoun

   the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

   Synonyms:
   sundown

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

2. sunsetnoun

   atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

   Synonyms:
   sundown

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

3. sunsetadjective

   the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

   Synonyms:
   sundown

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

4. sunsetadjective

   of a declining industry or technology

   "sunset industries"

   Synonyms:
   sunset(a)

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

5. sunset(a)adjective

   providing for termination

   "a program with a sunset provision"

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

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1. • Atmospheric Phenomenon

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1. sunsetnoun

   Synonyms:
   evening, sundown, close of the day

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1. List of paraphrases for "sunset":

   sundown, dusk, twilight, sunsetting, nightfall, extinction, sun, sunrise, bedtime, extinguishment, expiry, hanger

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How to use sunset in a sentence?

1. Adam Schiff:

   It is my hope that the administration will be willing to accept important limits in a new authorization as well as the sunset or repeal of the old [ authorizations ], as this will be necessary to ensure strong bipartisan support and meet the goals the president set last summer of refining and repealing the prior authorizations.

2. Andrew Wylie:

   They were going to meet down by the power plant, drive -- I'm not going to say into the sunset, because it was after midnight and it was dark out -- but they were going to drive, potentially to an area that was about seven hours away.

3. Bernar Venet:

   The perception for the drivers is the most important. Because of the natural steel color after oxidation, it looks especially spectacular during sunset.

4. Andrew McGregor:

   This is kind of a sacred ritual, i never know if my performance will be the memorial service performance someone needed, so I try to honor the instrument, the tradition and then that moment of sunset.

5. Joe Biden:

   I wanted four years, but I’ll take 10 years, because right now we don’t have any ‘sunset.