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gleam

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gleam

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

the door opened a crack and let in a gleam of light from the hallway

Synonyms of gleam

blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, glow, illumination, incandescence, light, luminescence, radiance, shine

Words Related to gleam

flash, glimmer, glint, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

daylight, moonlight, sunlight, sunshine

afterglow, aureole (or aureola), aurora, beam, halo, ray, shaft, streak, stream, sunbeam

glisten, gloss, luster (or lustre), polish, reflection, sheen

Near Antonyms of gleam

blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, duskiness, gloom, night, shadow

gleam

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gleam

to shoot forth bursts of light

fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight

Synonyms of gleam

coruscate, flame, flash, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, luster (or lustre), scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle

Words Related to gleam

beam, radiate, shine

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

blaze, burn, flare, glare, glow

Synonym Discussion of gleam

flash, gleam, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, glimmer, shimmer mean to send forth light. flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light.

- lightning flashed

gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background.

- lights gleamed in the valley

glint implies a cold glancing light.

- glinting steel

sparkle suggests innumerable moving points of bright light.

- the sparkling waters

glitter connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming.

- glittering diamonds

glisten applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface.

- glistening wet sidewalk

glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam.

- a distant glimmering light

shimmer means shining with a wavering light.

- a shimmering satin dress

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