sunup

Examples

• All

• The men, who had been there since sunup, left their labors to join their families.

  Fiction book (1993)

• We're headed to Cassandra's at sunup.

  Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

• "Why are you here before sunup?" Tom asked.

  Fiction book (1992)

• And you have to be back before sunup.

  Pharaoh's Army (1995)

• The guards had removed his shirt before bringing him out, just after sunup on a cold October morning.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I waited for sunup, saw and heard about four deer before I could see enough to shoot.

  Blog text (25)

• You meet me here tomorrow mornin', soon after sunup as you can, right here on this spot.

  I Walk the Line (1970)

• Women worked from sunup to sundown to try to provide for their families.

  Academic text (2005)

• So one morning before sunup, I hiked to the valley to watch the trail again.

  Fiction book (1998)

• We left soon after sunup and were on the mainland before night, driven by a spanking breeze.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

D

dawn

vssunup

386 1.0

The first light in the sky before the sun rises

denotes the sun's actual appearance above the horizon

S

sunrise

vssunup

220 1.0

The time in the morning when the sun comes up and day begins

is the same idea but is the shorter informal variant

F

first light

vssunup

34 1.7

The time in the morning when the sky starts to get bright

refers specifically to the sun becoming visible above the horizon

D

daybreak

vssunup

29 1.0

The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky

refers to the actual sun becoming visible rather than the first light

C

crack of dawn

vssunup

• Informal

19 3.2

Very early in the morning when the sun first appears

is the moment of sun appearance without stressing extreme earliness

D

dawning

vssunup

14 3.7

The time when the first light appears in the morning

is the specific moment the sun itself comes into view

B

break of day

vssunup

4 1.0

The first light of morning when the sun rises

focuses on the sun's arrival rather than the initial light

C

cockcrow

vssunup

• Archaic

1 9.1

The time very early in the morning when light first appears

means the sun's visible arrival rather than an animal or light cue

B

break of the day

vssunup

1 1.9

The first light of morning when the sun begins to appear

describes the sun's rising moment, not just the early light

D

dayspring

vssunup

• Archaic

1 9.9

First light in the morning when the sky begins to get bright

is the literal event of the sun appearing, not a poetic image

A

aurora

vssunup

• Literature

8.6

The first light of day when the sky begins to brighten

is the plain daily event without poetic or literary tone

Antonyms

S

sunset

259 1.0

The time in the evening when the sun goes below the horizon and daylight fades

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology