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

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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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1. Tayla Lynn:

   Today I wake up before the sunrise so I can make breakfast for my babies and see the chickens on the farm and have some time with God, it’s the first thing I do. I get out of bed, and I thank God for the day.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Every sunrise gives you reason to hope. Every darkness of night teaches you patience.

3. Mickey Mehta:

   The setting sun always dwindles with a promise of rising and shining again and again. With every sunset and sunrise, MickeyMize.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   The sun neither rises nor it sets, it's our movement around it which churns the wheel of progress. Every morning is another chance to progress with sunrise, be determined to transform life and MickeyMize.

5. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Every morning, the sunrise wakes me up with rays of hope.