Synonyms of beacons

beacons 1 of 2

noun

plural of beacon

as in lamps

something that provides illumination

the floodlit skyscraper is one of the city's most beloved nighttime beacons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lamps
• lights
• candles
• headlights
• flashlights
• lightings
• illuminants
• lanterns
• lighthouses
• chandeliers
• streetlights
• floodlights
• arc lights
• spotlights
• electrics
• fluorescent lamps
• arc lamps
• light bulbs
• incandescent lamps
• gaslights
• klieg lights
• candelabras
• sconces
• candelabra
• flashbulbs
• flares
• flashes
• candelabrums
• sun lamps
• flashcubes
• kleig lights
• dark lanterns
• gasoliers
• girandoles

beacons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of beacon

as in illumines

to supply with light

a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illumines
• lights
• illuminates
• brightens
• irradiates
• lightens
• beams
• bathes
• illumes
• shines
• emblazes
• beats (down)
• highlights
• glows
• spotlights
• gleams
• radiates
• floodlights
• haloes
• glistens
• kindles
• glitters
• ignites
• blinds
• flames
• enhaloes
• dazzles
• blazes
• glares
• fires
• bedazzles
• incinerates
• dazes
• burns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dims
• darkens
• blackens
• obfuscates
• obscures
• dulls
• veils
• shrouds
• covers
• extinguishes
• snuffs (out)
• puts out
• douses
• quenches
• dowses