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

Another light show game is the Black Light Tumble Tower that glows in the dark. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 In a laboratory 2 kilometers underground, a crane lowers Matt Depatie, a detector technologist, through a hatch into a white-walled cavern filled with about 7,000 tons of ultrapure water that glows as blue as wiper fluid in the light. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 The fireplace in the main dining room still glows on cool evenings. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 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

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

Part of the process included increasing the duration of the satellite’s thruster burns to get ready for the multi-hour firings needed while grappling the observatory.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Around one in 7,000 people carries a broken copy of this gene that almost acts like a GLP-1 drug—the body burns fuel more efficiently, and the risk of disease lowers.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 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

Noun

For the best experience, head somewhere away from city lights, allow your eyes 20 to 30 minutes to adapt naturally to the darkness and look up.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Under bright lights inside the Denver Zoo's animal hospital, 12-year-old Sumatran tiger ChloJo lies on an operating table Tuesday morning as veterinarians remove a small mass from her back.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of lights

Verb

In the camp’s Cinema building, an old projector flickers to life on the scene where young Billy (Amanda Fix) loses her virginity, and the real Billy materializes behind Kris, hoping for a jump.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
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