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glow

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of glow

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

  • the glow of the restaurant's table lamps is especially flattering to diners
Synonyms of glow

blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, illumination, incandescence, light, luminescence, radiance, shine
Words Related to glow

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 glow

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

glow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of glow

1 to be on fire especially brightly

  • the coals glowed red-hot
Synonyms of glow

blaze, burn, combust, flame
Words Related to glow

catch, enkindle

deflagrate, fire, ignite, kindle

flare (up), light (up)

flicker, gutter, waver

bake, broil, char, cook, melt, roast, scorch, swelter

smolder (or smoulder), spark, sputter

beam, brighten, radiate

beat (down), flash, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle
Phrases Synonymous with glow

go up in flames

2 to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

  • when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride
Synonyms of glow

bloom, blush, color, crimson, flush, redden
Words Related to glow

incarnadine, rouge, ruddle

abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, humiliate, mortify
Phrases Synonymous with glow

turn color

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