after dark
When stars appear
After dark means after nightfall, when the sun has set and darkness has arrived.
The phrase often carries connotations of danger, secrecy, or illicit activity: Don't walk through that neighborhood after dark.
It can also suggest nightlife and entertainment: The city really comes alive after dark.
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
nightfall · evening · constellations · lunar · stargazing · lanterns · streetlights · flashlight
Heavy striking sticks
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
revelers · downtown · neon · DJ · cocktails · live music · pub crawl · late-night
Total lack of sound
- hushAbsence of sound
- quietLacking in sound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- calmFree from agitation
serenity · solitude · whisper · softness · lull · murmur · peacefulness · restfulness
Concealed information
- hiddenKept out of sight
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- covertIntentionally concealed
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
clandestine · intrigue · shadowy · rendezvous · tryst · undercover · stealthy · furtive
moonlight
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
midnight · nightfall · evening · constellations · lunar · stargazing · lanterns · streetlights · flashlight · headlights
clubs
Heavy striking sticks
entertainment · revelers · downtown · neon · DJ · cocktails · live music · pub crawl · late-night · socializing
silence
Total lack of sound
- hushAbsence of sound
- quietLacking in sound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
calm · serenity · solitude · whisper · softness · lull · murmur · peacefulness · restfulness · stillness
secrets
Concealed information
enigmatic · clandestine · intrigue · shadowy · rendezvous · tryst · undercover · stealthy · furtive · cryptic
crime
Punishable illegal act
predator · intruder · unsafe · menace · peril · threat · fear · alarm · caution · violence
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- eveningsdinner, supper, dinner time, evening news, prime time
- nocturnenight sky, midnight, moonlight, nightfall, nocturnal
after darkin broad daylight
Plainly visible to all
at dawn · in plain sight · in the open · in full view · openly
dark, after, darkness, darken, afterwards, afternoon, afterlife, darkest, darkly