Christmas

[kris-muhs] / ˈkrɪs məs /

NOUN

christmastime

Synonyms

STRONG

Christmastide Noel Xmas Yule Yuletide

WEAK

Christmas Day Christmas Eve Christmas night the Nativity

Example Sentences

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If someone casually asks what you did this weekend, responding “I bought a Christmas tree” is a sad, lonely statement to most listeners.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Katherine Harloe, a colleague at Reading, said Gradel could be funny and jovial—gamely dressing up as Santa Claus, for example, for the department’s Christmas party.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Southampton admitted spying on Middlesbrough before the first leg of the play-off semi-final, along with Oxford United at Christmas and Ipswich Town last month.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

He was even there for Christmas one year, Alex claims.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

She asked for a barometer and an anemometer and a rain gauge for Christmas, and hung them outside her bedroom window.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz