Sunset

Quick meaning: Sunset is a noun meaning The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

Meaning

The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

More Meanings

1. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
2. (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
3. (attributively) A set termination date.
4. The region where the sun sets; the west.
5. (business, politics, transitive) To phase out.

Example Sentences

one's sunset years

'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.

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

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

Word Forms

• sunsets
• sunsetting
• sunsetted

Synonyms for sunset

Depending on context, synonyms include dusk, sundown, nightfall, twilight, end, swansong.

Antonyms for sunset

Common opposites include sunrise, dayspring, dawning, morning, cockcrow, sunup.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sundown, last, old, sunsetting, dusk, night.

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