Synonyms of beamed

beamed

verb

past tense of beam

1

as in shone

to emit rays of light

a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shone
• glowed
• flashed
• radiated
• gleamed
• rayed
• flickered
• flared
• shimmered
• burned
• glittered
• glimmered
• glinted
• sparkled
• glistened
• blazed
• twinkled
• illumined
• glared
• fired
• brightened
• lit
• illuminated
• blinked
• winked
• lightened
• flamed
• beat (down)
• sheened
• dazzled
• winkled
• luminesced
• irradiated
• blinded
• scintillated
• glistered
• spangled
• dazed
• lustered
• coruscated
• bedazzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowered
• darkened
• blackened

2

as in grinned

to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward

my father beamed when I showed him my new car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grinned
• smiled
• laughed
• smirked
• sneered
• simpered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grimaced
• frowned
• glared
• scowled
• lowered
• glowered
• pouted
• sulked
• gloomed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beamed

O'Neal leaned against McEnroe's shoulder while the mother-daughter pair beamed for the selfie. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

The floors are hardwood, the nine-foot ceilings beamed, the bedroom well detailed, and the city views wide open. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2026

It was beamed around the world on the PTL Satellite Network — the first-ever Christian satellite network. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

But on the piano, laser-beamed into his songcraft, he’s quietly electrified, at seemingly at peace as his tenorous vocal glissando and nimble fingerwork on the piano produce shiveringly tender folk ballads that echo Harry Nilsson and Van Morrison. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

The technology has already undergone an earlier test, with power beamed from a moving airborne platform. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Three of those satellites also beamed back imagery of Starship’s heat shield, which must remain intact to ensure the spacecraft doesn’t break apart and burn up during reentry. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026

To kneel at the altar of the market, to pray to the gods of the ultra-wealthy—these are not categorical values bestowed upon humanity, tenets beamed down to us from the cosmos. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Krukow put his hand on his partner, turned to the camera, and absolutely beamed. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2026