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late afternoon

NOUN

evening

Synonyms

STRONG

close dark decline dim dusk duskiness eve even eventide nightfall sundown sunset twilight

WEAK

early black

Antonyms

STRONG

daybreak sunrise

WEAK

morning

NOUN

gloaming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dusk twilight

STRONG

close dark decline duskiness eve evening eventide nightfall sundown sunset twilight

WEAK

dim early black

Antonyms

STRONG

daybreak sunrise

NOUN

vesper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

evening

STRONG

close dark decline dusk duskiness eve eventide gloaming nightfall sundown sunset twilight

WEAK

dim early black

Antonyms

STRONG

daybreak sunrise

NOUN

twilight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dusk sunset

STRONG

afterglow decline dimness ebb end evening eventide gloaming half-light night nightfall sundown

WEAK

afterlight crepuscular light early evening last phase

Antonyms

WEAK

dawn daybreak sunrise

Example Sentences

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Temperatures at Charles de Gaulle had been hovering at around 18 degrees in the late afternoon, according to Weather Underground data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The incident happened on 5 September 2023 when MacInnes and Ghost went for a late afternoon swim at Bondi Beach.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Mindful of his global audience, he updates his site with fresh headlines starting in the late afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

President Donald Trump is slated to close out the summit Friday late afternoon.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

I think what I will do is wait and watch until late afternoon.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

late afternoon

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