MIDNIGHT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of midnight

as in overnight

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Adjective

There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025 Spend post-midnight hours sipping specialty cocktails in the lounge car and dancing to the live DJ, then welcome the first sunrise of 2025 with sweeping views of Lake Titicaca. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024

Noun

The partial closure was expected to last until midnight as Southern California Edison crews worked to repair the pole, according to Caltrans. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The emergency call came just before midnight on Saturday, reported the San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for midnight

Recent Examples of Synonyms for midnight

Adjective

Between daily high temperatures and warm overnight lows — which won't be low enough to offer much relief — more than 300 records are expected to be set by Saturday.

— Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Part private local members’ club (known as Six Senses Place) and part hotel, all overnight guests enjoy access to the members-only areas of the property.

— Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of overnight

Noun

The engineer flew in from Tampa to try and find her mother, sister, brother-in-law and nephew in the ruins of their nine-story apartment building, sleeping on the ground since arriving two nights ago.

— Isa Soares, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
On Monday night, Contreras was ejected in the second inning after a check-swing strikeout prompted him to give a sarcastic ABS challenge gesture at the umpire, earning an instant boot.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of night

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