Synonyms of gleams

gleams 1 of 2

noun

plural of gleam

as in glows

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 & Similar Words

• glows
• glares
• glints
• lights
• shines
• illuminations
• beams
• glimmers
• twinkles
• blazes
• radiances
• sunlights
• shimmers
• flashes
• sparkles
• fluorescences
• luminescences
• flares
• rays
• scintillations
• reflections
• incandescences
• moonlights
• glitters
• sunbeams
• polishes
• lusters
• daylights
• sunshines
• aureoles
• streaks
• sheens
• streams
• glistens
• auroras
• halos
• glosses
• shafts
• afterglows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• glooms
• nights
• darks
• dusks

gleams

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gleam

as in glints

to shoot forth bursts of light

fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glints
• shimmers
• shines
• glistens
• flashes
• sparkles
• glitters
• twinkles
• glimmers
• glows
• glances
• flames
• winks
• scintillates
• spangles
• glisters
• lusters
• beams
• coruscates
• radiates
• dazzles
• winkles
• blinds
• flares
• glares
• blazes
• bedazzles
• burns
• dazes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gleams

Noun

The main camera is positioned so that Big Bear Lake gleams in the background, changing hue throughout the day. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

The first hotel opened by the Orient Express group, its design gleams with contemporary comfort while still referencing the history of this world-famous train. — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Yorkshire Pecorino gleams pale, smooth, and yogurty. — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026

Around the corner is Alexander Calder’s 1964 fountain Three Quintains (Hello Girls), which has been lovingly restored and gleams in the early morning light. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

General Daily Insight for April 10, 2026 A friendly spark gleams over our current conversations. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026

Wessels catches gleams to follow not only in magical tales but in twinkling memories, sparkling wordplay, the films of silver-screen star Veronica Lake, and his charm of a daughter, the inspiration of a half-dozen poems that take their titles from spells. — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026

The total attendance figure for the 2025 season (4,012,470) gleams in blue on the bottom of the ring. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

The brilliant white building gleams in all its Art Deco glory, symbolizing Miami’s political and aviation history. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026

Verb

Like Beckham’s dress, the 100-percent silk dress softly gleams in the light. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025

Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter. — Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025

The mother-and-daughter duo revamped almost every corner of the 7,000-square-foot home, including its exterior, which now gleams with white siding and cobalt-blue shutters. — Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 13 Nov. 2025

The Airstream gleams absurdly against the ocherous land below. — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Patches of unintelligibility are nothing new in Pynchon, but usually a coherent world view gleams upward from the murk. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025