Synonyms of sunrises

sunrises

noun

plural of sunrise

as in mornings

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance

a job that requires him to get up before sunrise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mornings
• days
• dawns
• morns
• daylights
• auroras
• suns
• lights
• daybreaks
• sunups
• cockcrows
• daytimes
• forenoons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sunsets
• sundowns
• nights
• nightfalls
• afternoons
• midnights
• darks
• nighttimes
• evenings
• twilights
• dusks
• gloamings
• eventides
• middays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sunrises

Start with this warm, dusty pink that’s inspired by the softness of nature, like peaceful sunrises and delicate rose petals. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026

Orthodox Jewish leaders have argued that later winter sunrises could complicate prayer schedules that are tied to sunrise and sunset. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Winter sunsets would be about an hour later, but winter sunrises would also be about an hour later in those states. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Ewa Mroczkowska’s production design also turns dewy embankments, decadent interiors, and sunrises over cemeteries into visions of storybook-like decay. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 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

Perhaps most exciting will be the possibility for spectacular sunrises and sunsets, as light from the sun bounces off the bottom of these elevated clouds in intense pink and orange colors. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Shot on location in Alberta, Canada, the blooming grasslands, breathtaking sunrises, glistening rivers and immense mountaintops are characters in their own right, often pulling audiences in when the storyline itself is drastically lacking. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Compare Jacksonville sunrises and sunsets with cities farther north. — Cheryl McCloud, Florida Times-Union, 3 Aug. 2026