GLARED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

glared

verb

past tense of glare

as in glowed

to shine with a bright harsh light the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly

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as in scowled

to look with anger or disapproval don't glare at me like that when I tell you "no"

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Recent Examples of glared Still, as the rockets glared and smoke from pre-match pyrotechnics faded, those seats filled quickly. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026 Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security. — ABC News, 17 May 2026 As Soler began walking toward the mound, López held up his hands and the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 At first Lopez held his hands up as the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches. — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 The woman glared at the steam whizzing out of my car, her eyes cutting through it to find mine. — Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026 From the front passenger seat, Orlando businessman Jimmy Hewitt turned around and glared at Williams. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026 Jokić glared at Williams before the two were eventually separated. — Mike Prada, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026

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As the bartender quieted whatever terrible hair-metal mixtape had been playing over the house PA, and the lights glowed red on the stage, Ryan was trying to create the illusion of a behind-the-curtain, big-stage, rock star entrance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
String lights glowed overhead as the San Gabriel Mountains went dark behind them.

— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of glowed

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Since the first attack July 18 in Elektrostal, just east of Moscow, and in the southwestern Tambov region, Wildberries depots burned one after another in massive fires that flooded social media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
In April, the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Colorado’s appeal for a similar declaration for the Lee and Elk fires, which burned last summer in the northwest corner of the state, and for flooding on the Western Slope.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of burned

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The students stared at their feet and struggled to keep straight faces.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
His family stared balefully at him, waiting for some alchemy to be performed by his hand, like those trips when he was somehow expected to navigate them through an unknown city.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of stared

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Hancock, who flashed high-level plays last year as a safety, has primarily played as a nickel corner in Leonhard’s new scheme.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Douglas shows his skills and inexperience Rookie wide receiver Caleb Douglas, the third-round pick, flashed some good and bad Friday, which has been his story in training camp.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of flashed

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Mangione entered the room from a holding area wearing a gray suit and glanced around before taking his seat next to his attorneys, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan.

— Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Rivera never glanced at the scoreboard to mark her progress, too intent on trying to stay warm and focused during sometimes lengthy delays.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of glanced

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Further details can only be gleamed from the photos, but what’s plain to see is that the shoe shares much of the same shape as the LeBron 23.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.

— Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

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