diurnal Synonyms
Another word for diurnal
• adjective (Context 1)
Active mainly during the daytime and resting at night (used of animals, or of flowers that open during the day and close at night).
"Unlike owls, most hawks and eagles are daytime predators that rely on daylight to spot their prey."
• adjective (Context 2)
Occurring every day or having a daily cycle that is completed once every twenty-four hours.
"Desert regions often experience extreme daily temperature variations between the scorching afternoon and the freezing night."
• noun (Context 3)
A Roman Catholic liturgical book containing the daytime canonical hours of the breviary (excluding matins).
"The monk carried a small leather-bound breviary to recite the midday prayers while traveling."
• noun (Context 4)
A daily record, diary, or newspaper (now historical or archaic).
"Seventeenth-century parliamentary proceedings were regularly printed in a weekly or daily journal."
Opposites of diurnal
The opposite of diurnal shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: