✅ Old describes something that belongs to the past, and has gone or faded away (I miss hanging out with my friends in the old days).

✅ Bygone describes something that is past, former, or gone (The photographs reminded her of bygone days).

✅ Old and bygone can both describe a period that is now just in memory, or in history, but old is more general, and doesn’t suggest any particular feeling (The old days weren’t as good as you remember).

✅ Bygone suggests something that evokes nostalgic or wistful feelings (The music was reminiscent of a bygone era).

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✅ Evening and twilight both refer to a period of the day around sunset, and twilight can also refer to the soft light around sunset or before sunrise (The fireflies came out in the twilight).

✅ Both are used metaphorically to mean the last years of something (I made sure to enjoy the evening of my life; The twilight years of the Victorian period).

✅ Evening, in its straightforward sense, often refers to a longer period of time than twilight, and it is more common to use twilight metaphorically or poetically.

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✅ Ending refers to a stop or a coming to an end (The story came to a satisfying ending).

✅ Cessation also refers to a stop, which can be temporary (The countries agreed to a cessation of hostilities during the holiday).

✅ Ending is a more common word (The announcement brought the party to an abrupt ending), while cessation is relatively uncommon and pretty formal (A temporary cessation of the fighting).

Before a cessation of learning for the day, why don’t you take a look at these synonyms?