dawning

The word “dawning” has 2 syllables: dawn-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for dawning?

In the thesaurus, “dawning” has 11 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dawning along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for dawning

  • arising
  • beginning
  • being
  • commencing
  • dawn
  • day
  • morn
  • morning
  • originating
  • starting
  • sunrise

Antonyms for dawning

  • afternoon
  • ceasing
  • dark
  • darkness
  • ending
  • midnight
  • night
  • nightfall
  • nighttime
  • stopping
  • sundown
  • sunset

Meanings of dawning

  • verb
    1. To begin to brighten with daylight.
    2. To start to appear or be realized.
    3. To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
  • noun
    1. Dawn.
    2. The first beginnings of something.

Example Sentences

  • With the first light of morning dawning, the city began to stir from its slumber.
  • The dawning realization of the enormity of the task ahead filled them with both excitement and trepidation.
  • As she climbed higher, the dawning beauty of the landscape took her breath away.
  • The dawning of a new era brought hope for positive change to the war-torn region.
  • At the dawning of the digital age, society underwent profound transformations in communication and technology.

On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dawning, such as: afternoon, arising, beginning, being, ceasing, commencing, dark.

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Related Words

dawn

  • advent
  • alpha
  • appear
  • arise
  • be
  • begin
  • beginning
  • birth
  • commence
  • commencement
  • dawning
  • day
  • daybreak
  • daylight
  • emerge
  • inception
  • loom
  • morn
  • morning
  • onset
  • originate
  • start
  • sunrise
  • unfold

dawns

  • advent
  • alphas
  • appears
  • arises
  • beginnings
  • begins
  • birth
  • commencements
  • commences
  • dawning
  • daybreak
  • daylight
  • days
  • emerges
  • inceptions
  • is
  • launches
  • loom
  • morning
  • mornings
  • morns
  • onsets
  • originates
  • starts
  • sunrises
  • unfold

day

daybreak

daylight


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