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

Think golden butter blondes, radiant warm ambers, and deep brunettes with seamless dimension that glows.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 29 July 2026
This painstakingly restored 4K version looks and sounds gorgeous; cinematographer Dante Spinotti’s work glows with saturated vibrancy, and Michel Rubini and the Reds’ score vibrates on a spooky synth frequency.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Definition of glows

Verb

Inside Billy’s private movie theater, the projector beams down on the back of Anderson’s head like that infamous Nicole Kidman AMC promo.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Starlink beams down broadband to consumers, governments and businesses using more than 10,000 satellites orbiting close above the Earth.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of beams

Noun

Nineteenth century Belgian crystal chandeliers and colorful glass lanterns adorn the sanctuary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The venue’s interior is dark and opulent, with details in black, gold, and emerald green illuminated by mirrors and crystal chandeliers.

— Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

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Compressed gas ejects the missile from its vertical launch cell before its main engine ignites above the ship.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Next door in Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center recently went to its highest preparedness level, meaning if another major fire ignites out here there won't be enough federal resources available to respond.

— Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026

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