EVE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

eve

noun

ˈēv

Definition of eve

as in night

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land

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Recent Examples of eve On the eve of his 80th birthday, legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb is opening the piano bench — and finding a remarkable cache of songs that have been waiting decades for their moment. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026 The 1976 exploitation movie was set in a police station on the eve of the building’s retirement. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 Authorities did not name the event Gillum was allegedly targeting, but his arrest came on the eve of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of festivalgoers annually. — Jack Brook, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Wyman was born April 21, 1946 in New York on the eve of the post-war baby boom. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eve

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Noun

Hundreds of miles away, Ukrainian drone crews had barely paused after the night’s work before starting to prepare for another attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The numbers are vast and climbing again but during the countdown to another season, beginning on Friday night, there has been another timely marker to illustrate the rapid financial growth of the Premier League and its elite.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of night

Noun

After an evening of nibbles and cocktails—and with a pedometer that clocked over 20,000 steps—Lova was ready to turn in for the night.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Open interest in perpetual futures, a measure of outstanding positions, had climbed sharply heading into Friday evening.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of evening

Noun

Be sure to plan at least one evening on-property to catch the sunset, when the mountains are painted in shades of pink and purple before giving way to a sky filled with twinkling stars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Most days end with a glass of wine and a life-affirming sunset.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sunset

Noun

All of that and more makes for an enticing season ahead, and a lot to wonder about, with the 2026 Chiefs … and their capacity to add more luster to Arrowhead’s legacy in its twilight years.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
With Swift and Kelce married and heading into the twilight of their NFL power, the heir apparent to TV face time appears to be the 27-year-old Beer.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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