Synonyms of glow

glow 1 of 2

noun

as in glare

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 & Similar Words

• glare
• light
• gleam
• illumination
• glint
• luminescence
• sunlight
• radiance
• beam
• fluorescence
• blaze
• glimmer
• twinkle
• moonlight
• shine
• incandescence
• flare
• flash
• shimmer
• ray
• sparkle
• reflection
• sunshine
• glitter
• scintillation
• daylight
• halo
• aurora
• sheen
• streak
• stream
• luster
• shaft
• gloss
• sunbeam
• aureole
• polish
• afterglow
• glisten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

glow

2 of 2

verb

ˈglō 

1

as in to flame

to be on fire especially brightly

the coals glowed red-hot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flame
• burn
• blaze
• flicker
• shine
• fire
• gleam
• smolder
• combust
• ignite
• go up in flames
• kindle
• melt
• sparkle
• beam
• brighten
• flash
• cook
• light (up)
• glint
• char
• spark
• shimmer
• glisten
• scorch
• flare (up)
• bake
• glare
• twinkle
• glimmer
• roast
• radiate
• glitter
• enkindle
• beat (down)
• waver
• catch
• broil
• sputter
• deflagrate
• swelter
• gutter
• scintillate

2

as in to blush

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 & Similar Words

• blush
• flush
• crimson
• bloom
• redden
• color
• turn color
• rouge
• ruddle
• incarnadine
• faze
• humiliate
• mortify
• disconcert
• discomfit
• abash
• embarrass
• chagrin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glow

Noun

The streets are deserted, the glow of the floodlights on the wreckage fade behind him. — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Colman Domingo, Pamela Anderson, Simone Biles, and more A-listers gathered under the glow of natural candlelight for an extravagant dinner at The Pool in Manhattan on Thursday, united for an evening to end violence against women and children. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

Hallford Stadium glowed red as Tucker players and coaches mobbed each other. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Still, given the national attention given last winter to the air conditioning not working properly in an Angel Stadium weight room, Neto said the evaluation from the Rams’ locker room was glowing. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026