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beam

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of beam

a narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object
  • We'll need a flashlight that casts a broader beam in order to really see anything.
Synonyms of beam

ray, shaft
Words Related to beam

moonbeam, sunbeam, sunburst

laser, spotlight

beam

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of beam

1 to emit rays of light
  • A lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s.
Synonyms of beam

radiate, ray, shine
Words Related to beam

blaze, burn, fire, flame, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, luminesce, sheen, shimmer

blink, coruscate, flare, flash, flicker, luster (or lustre), scintillate, sparkle, twinkle

beat (down), glare

brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle
Near Antonyms of beam

blacken, darken

lower (also lour)
2 to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward
  • My father beamed when I showed him my new car.
Synonyms of beam

grin, smile
Words Related to beam

laugh, simper

smirk, sneer
Near Antonyms of beam

grimace

frown, glare, gloom, glower, lower (also lour), scowl

pout, sulk

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