Synonyms of illuminations

illuminations

noun

plural of illumination

1

as in interpretations

a statement that makes something clear

the candidate's so-called illuminations of his views on a number of controversial issues left many voters in the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interpretations
• explanations
• illustrations
• translations
• elucidations
• explications
• constructions
• analyses
• exegeses
• expositions
• clarifications
• reasonings
• road maps
• definitions
• comments
• demonstrations
• commentaries
• annotations
• glosses
• enlightenments
• paraphrases
• restatements
• edifications
• meanings
• justifications
• enactments
• rationalizations
• rationales
• warnings
• disentanglements
• caveats
• epexegeses
• cautions

2

as in glows

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

a steady illumination from the flashlight was all I had while changing the tire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glows
• lights
• glares
• gleams
• glints
• beams
• shines
• fluorescences
• radiances
• sunlights
• blazes
• luminescences
• flashes
• twinkles
• glimmers
• reflections
• flares
• rays
• sparkles
• scintillations
• shimmers
• incandescences
• haloes
• moonlights
• aurorae
• lustres
• glitters
• sunbeams
• auroras
• daylights
• aureoles
• glosses
• streams
• halos
• lusters
• sunshines
• streaks
• polishes
• sheens
• afterglows
• shafts
• aureolae
• glistens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• nights
• glooms
• darks
• dusks