MIDNIGHT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of midnight

as in overnight

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The post-midnight announcement came after signs of a rift among Iranian officials as the country awaited a decision by the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics that selects the supreme leader. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

Noun

Close to midnight on October 19, 2024, a young woman arrived at the Chi Phi fraternity house, a twelve-thousand-square-foot Tudor Revival on the campus of Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026 But, an hour before the midnight deadline for her execution was due to expire, the US Supreme Court overruled the stay, and prison officials went ahead with the process. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midnight

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Adjective

Sarah Chapman offers her only overnight skincare workshop here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
High-pressure, downslope winds and unusually warm ocean temperatures are limiting the region’s usual coastal and overnight relief; extreme heat warnings remain in effect through Thursday.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of overnight

Noun

With that, Dorinda gathers everyone (except for Chanel Ayan, who is too beautiful for the cold) out into the freezing night for the fireworks that end this celebration.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
That’s very much present in both our opening and closing night selections, but also across the whole program.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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