Synonyms for nocturnal
nɒkˈtɜr nlnoc·tur·nal

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1. nocturnaladjective

   Antonyms:
   diurnal

2. nocturnaladjective

   Antonyms:
   diurnal

3. nocturnaladjective

   Antonyms:
   diurnal

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 9 votes

1. nocturnal

   Synonyms:
   nightly

   Antonyms:
   daily, diurnal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. nocturnal

   Synonyms:
   nightly, dark, gloomy, tenebrose

   Antonyms:
   diurnal, light, brilliant, solar

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1. nocturnaladjective

   belonging to or active during the night

   "nocturnal animals are active at night"; "nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day"

   Antonyms:
   diurnal

2. nocturnaladjective

   of or relating to or occurring in the night

   "nocturnal darkness"

   Antonyms:
   diurnal

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1. • Biology

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. nocturnaladjective

   Synonyms:
   nightly

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1. List of paraphrases for "nocturnal":

   nighttime, nocturne, night-time, night, nightly, late-night, hypsiglena

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How to use nocturnal in a sentence?

1. Mathias Basner:

   Passive strategies, like new windows or insulation, can be very effective for nocturnal noise exposure, but should really be our last resort, noise that is not produced can not have effects.

2. Gilbert Keith Chesterton:

   All architecture is great architecture after sunset perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.

3. Daniel Smith:

   The circadian system changes throughout life. If Kristen Knutson've got kids, Kristen Knutson know that very young kids tend to be nocturnal, my suspicion is that we might observe even more pronounced effects in younger samples, but that hasn't been done yet, to my knowledge.

4. Ashima:

   The smell, the nocturnal stillness, the dance of droplets and the moonlight on the road. The perfect sense.

5. Mathias Basner:

   Passive strategies, like new windows or insulation, can be very effective for nocturnal noise exposure, but should really be our last resort, noise that is not produced cannot have effects.