Synonyms of gleaming

gleaming 1 of 2

adjective

as in shining

Related Words

• shining
• dazzling
• luminous
• effulgent
• brilliant
• starry
• radiant
• refulgent
• glowing
• aglow
• sunny
• cheerful
• cheery
• bright
• smiling
• merry
• beaming
• optimistic
• mirthful
• blithe
• upbeat
• chipper
• laughing
• jovial
• rosy
• blithesome
• gladsome
• gay
• blooming
• lightsome
• joyous
• jocund
• joyful
• blissful
• delighted
• satisfied
• thankful
• pleased
• gratified
• happy
• tickled
• chuffed

Dissimilar Words

• flat
• blank
• listless
• black
• gray
• stoic
• dark
• unemotional
• sullen
• gloomy
• dismal
• melancholy
• depressing
• glum
• glaring
• frowning
• darkening
• lowering
• glowering
• scowling

gleaming

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verb

present participle of gleam

as in glinting

to shoot forth bursts of light

fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glinting
• glittering
• shimmering
• glistening
• shining
• flashing
• sparkling
• twinkling
• glimmering
• glowing
• glancing
• glistering
• scintillating
• winking
• spangling
• flaming
• coruscating
• winkling
• lustering
• beaming
• dazzling
• radiating
• blinding
• blazing
• flaring
• glaring
• bedazzling
• burning
• dazing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gleaming

Adjective

Under his meticulous care, the gleaming red sports car has been souped up to generate 400-horsepower turbo performance, but retains much of the original features and feel. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026

The trailer features stunning images of the massive gleaming white cube that was the centerpiece of the staging and Instagram-worthy shots of the pryo and special effects that made the tour a must-see for fans. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025

Verb

At the end of the street is the imposing Gringotts bank with its colossal marble columns and gleaming chandeliers hanging down from a domed ceiling. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The model and entrepreneur has spent years of her extremely busy life rebranding flip-flops from beach-only footwear to a gleaming symbol of elevated personal style. — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 July 2026

With their uninterrupted views of Union Bay, the gleaming white canvas tents rising out of a clearing in the woods had an almost fairy-tale quality, as if they had been conjured rather than constructed. — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026

In Cincinnati, Ben Navarro, the tournament’s owner, put up half the money for a $260 million expansion of the site, including a gleaming new building dedicated to player services. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Your average 14th-century European male was more likely to be starving to death from a bad harvest or bleeding out from the plague than riding into battle in gleaming armor. — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026

In Atlanta, Mayra Martinez and I walked the Beltline — the gleaming greenway everyone points to as proof of an economic boom. — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

All around, gleaming with an incandescence that seems cut out of the cold blue sky itself, sheer cliffs rise impossibly high, a canopy of skyscrapers reflecting sunlight among themselves, creating a labyrinth that partitions the sun’s rays. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

The place completed the renovation in 2022, so everything is crisp, gorgeous, and gleaming new. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026