GLOWS Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

glows 1 of 2

noun

plural of glow

as in gleams

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

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glows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of glow

as in burns

to be on fire especially brightly the coals glowed red-hot

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as in blushes

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

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Recent Examples of glows

Noun

Hannah Waddingham glows at Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso FYC event at Hammer Museum on July 29 in Los Angeles. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 Skywatchers should look north during the darkest hours; smartphone cameras can aid in detecting faint glows. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Your 5th House of Creativity and Play glows as Venus forms an effortless trine to Chiron in your sign, encouraging pleasure that supports personal healing. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026 The unusual auroras were photographed over Hokkaido, Japan, where observers captured diffuse red glows hanging low over the horizon. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 May 2026 Come evening, the pizza oven glows or a local farm-to-table chef cooks as the light fades. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 These glows lasted up to three seconds, often moving from leaf to leaf. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026 Inside, a long mahogany counter glows beneath warm gold walls, where bartenders move with precision through a selection of classics and inventive cocktails built on bold spirits and house infusions. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 Kind of two orange glows, like someone had lit two tiny matches out in space. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026

Verb

Think golden butter blondes, radiant warm ambers, and deep brunettes with seamless dimension that glows. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 29 July 2026 This painstakingly restored 4K version looks and sounds gorgeous; cinematographer Dante Spinotti’s work glows with saturated vibrancy, and Michel Rubini and the Reds’ score vibrates on a spooky synth frequency. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026 The slightly metallic polish absolutely glows on fingers and toes. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 July 2026 Your 1st House of Identity glows as the intuitive Moon conjoins loving Venus in your sign, making your presence more noticeable than usual. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 Transamerica Pyramid looks almost close enough to touch; Coit Tower glows faintly in the distance. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026 The whole enterprise glows with friendly, pleasing daffiness. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026 At my latitude, the northern horizon glows all evening in early-to-mid July like somebody forgot to turn the sun off completely. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026 Ellie Goulding glows in gold and lace during a date night in New York City on July 8. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glows

Noun

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

Definition of gleams

Verb

That burns tokens, slows response times and increases the chances that the model will miss or misread something important.

— Bruce Kelley, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Spain this year has already suffered 22 major forest fires, which is defined as a fire that burns over 500 hectares (1,235 acres).

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of burns

Noun

Any glares or slight changes in the atmosphere created by the solar panels could become catastrophic, resident Sam Rolph said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of glares

Verb

As the flames approached the community in July, the majority of the village’s 3,500 residents were forced to flee their homes, as hundreds of firefighters were deployed to tackle blazes more violent and unpredictable than in previous years.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Calmer winds and cooler temperatures assisted fire crews in their battle against the Spokane blazes Monday, but temperature are anticipated to climb back into the 90s by Wednesday and continue to push firefighters to their limits.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of blazes

Verb

This flushes out water that has been in contact with plumbing.

— Christine Kirchhoff, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
The only thing worse than a shower that suddenly turns cold when someone turns on an appliance is one that suddenly turns scalding hot when someone flushes the toilet.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

Definition of flushes

Noun

The ballet became a hilarious parody of Wagnerian cliches as a cartwheeling child wearing sneakers with rainbow lights and dressed in gold, resembling statues of the composer, presided in front of a faux Bayreuth proscenium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of lights

Verb

On another monitor, a dashboard that resembles the menu screen of a flight simulator flickers to life — only this is no simulation.

— Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
But in the final scene, when Sam goes to the bathroom to change the bandage on his forehead, the mirror flickers with static at his reflection.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026