GLOAMING Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

gloaming

noun

ˈglō-miŋ

as in dusk

a time or place of little or no light lovers would often retreat to the gloaming of the park's many secluded recesses to steal a kiss

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as in sunset

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness with the gloaming came the familiar call of the whip-poor-will

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Recent Examples of gloaming Just across the street was a second landfill, belonging to a Texas company called Weeks Environmental, whose own black mountain—nearly ten million additional barrels of waste—rose into the Texas gloaming. —Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 There is an excellent chance that one of the world’s two best golfers will be sliding his arms into a green jacket in the sweet gloaming of Sunday evening just outside the Augusta National clubhouse. —Jason Sobel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Just across the street was a second landfill, belonging to a Texas company called Weeks Environmental, whose own black mountain—nearly ten million additional barrels of waste—rose into the Texas gloaming. —Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

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Best Time To See The Full Worm Moon Rise In the wake of the excitement of the total lunar eclipse, don’t overlook the opportunity to view the just-off full moon rise in the east during dusk the following evening.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The deck outside the main living space offers jaw-dropping views, the scenery shifting from the golden glow of sunrise to the soft hues of dusk.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025