morning
16 synonyms and 1 antonyms for morning, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The early part of the day, from midnight or dawn up to noon.
Synonyms
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Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
How to use morning
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Etymology
From Middle English morwenynge, built from morwen ("morrow") plus the -ing ending.
Full origin of morning →Frequently asked questions
What does “morning” mean?
The word “morning” means the early part of the day, from midnight or dawn up to noon. In plain terms, the first part of the day.
How do you pronounce “morning”?
“Morning” is pronounced MAW-nihng (/ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ in IPA).
How do you use “morning” in a sentence?
Here is “morning” used in a sentence: “She goes for a run every morning before work.”
What is another word for “morning”?
Words with a similar meaning to “morning” include forenoon, yeender, beforenoon, early bright, foreday and matin.
What is the opposite of “morning”?
The opposite of “morning” — its antonyms — is afternoon.
What part of speech is “morning”?
“Morning” is a noun.
Where does the word “morning” come from?
The word “morning” comes from Middle English. From Middle English morwenynge, built from morwen ("morrow") plus the -ing ending.
Is “morning” a common word?
“Morning” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.
What is the difference between morning and afternoon?
Morning is the part of the day before noon, running from midnight or dawn up to twelve o'clock midday. Afternoon begins at noon and lasts until evening. The dividing line is noon itself: everything before it is morning, and everything after it until roughly six o'clock is afternoon.
When does morning start and end?
In everyday use, morning ends at noon, twelve o'clock midday. Its start is less fixed: in timekeeping it begins at midnight, which is why clocks read a.m. from then, but in ordinary speech morning starts at dawn or when people wake, since the small hours feel like night.
What is the difference between morning and dawn?
Dawn is a single moment or short window — the first light as the sun rises. Morning is the whole stretch that follows, lasting several hours until noon. Dawn marks the very beginning of the morning rather than the entire period, so every dawn is part of the morning, but not the reverse.
Is midnight considered morning?
Technically yes. Clocks switch to a.m. — from the Latin for 'before midday' — at midnight, so 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. count as morning in formal timekeeping. In everyday speech, though, most people call those small hours 'night' and only think of morning as beginning around dawn.