FLOODLIGHTS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of floodlight

as in headlights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of floodlight

as in lights

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Noun

Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.

— Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of headlights

Verb

Her spot at the support group, which now lights a blue candle with her name etched onto it before every meeting.

— Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026
The instinctive Moon lights your 7th House of Partnership, squaring transformative Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so an agreement may need to account for family, privacy, or living-space realities.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of lights

Noun

At times, district administrators would pull out their cellphones to take video or to wave like electronic lanterns at a rock concert.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Blue paper lanterns swayed in the wind, and people wore traditional Japanese garments to complete the atmosphere.

— Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026

Definition of lanterns

Verb

Your 1st House of Identity glows as the intuitive Moon conjoins loving Venus in your sign, making your presence more noticeable than usual.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Transamerica Pyramid looks almost close enough to touch; Coit Tower glows faintly in the distance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Definition of glows

Verb

Octavia Spencer beams from ear to ear at the Ride Or Die special screening in London on June 22.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Footage of giant yellow black-eyed Susan flowers beams onto the wall from one projector, intersecting with video of swaying plants from another.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026

Definition of beams

Noun

The designers retained many of the hotel’s original architectural elements, including the wrought-iron work behind the front desk, Waterford crystal chandeliers, elegant crown moldings and cornices, and the original King Cole oak bar.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Under glittering chandeliers some guests traded stories of the shooting that interrupted the fundraiser in April.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of chandeliers

Verb

The story begins with a restaurant mishap that ignites a feud between the two characters, both already navigating difficult lives.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026
In these areas, forecasters are predicting wind gusts of about 35 to 55 mph and low humidity rates of 6% to 15%, meaning any fire that ignites will likely spread rapidly, according to the weather service.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

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