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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

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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  1. See words that rhyme with glow Dictionary: Definition of glow Spanish Central: Translation of glow Nglish: Translation of glow for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of glow for Arabic speakers

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