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
• spotlights
• electrics
• fluorescent lamps
• arc lamps
• light bulbs
• incandescent lamps
• gaslights
• klieg lights
• candelabras
• sconces
• candelabra
• flashbulbs
• flares
• flashes
• sun lamps
• flashcubes
• 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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beacons

Noun

The only visible sign of it was its green eyeshine, two beacons burning with their own copper fire. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Others use trees almost like beacons to guide them into a field. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

On Broadway, these glow like amber beacons, alas offering a respite from the darkness that best serves what Holloway and Barrett are trying to do. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026

The park service urged visitors to stay on paved roads during times of extreme heat, carry satellite phones or beacons and have plenty of drinking water on hand. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Officials recommend that hikers carry personal locator beacons when venturing into remote areas. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

If the truck and the Walkman were metaphorical beacons, a modest gold, rope necklace and Jeff Kent’s mustache were concealed anchors even when in plain sight. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

The feat required a small armada of instruments—acoustic transponders, pressure gauges, hydrophones (underwater seismic microphones) and geodetic beacons—deployed across a tectonically active stretch of a mid-ocean ridge. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

From activewear heroes to beacons of quiet luxury, here are all the labels running their own summer sales right now and the top picks worth grabbing from each (in alphabetical order for your viewing pleasure). — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2026