GLOWS Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

Shabana Azeez glows in gold, and Supriya Ganesh shimmers in an icy blue gown. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Why the dead girl’s computer glows with an unnatural brightness whenever the lights turn off? — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 At night, the feathers light up and the whole bird glows across the playa. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Killarney National Park, Ireland The Emerald Isle glows in all shades of green, and few Irish destinations show off this color palette like Killarney National Park. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glows

Noun

The main camera is positioned so that Big Bear Lake gleams in the background, changing hue throughout the day.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of gleams

Verb

The rivalry burns as strong as ever, but so does the mutual respect, which survives the collisions, politics and long silences.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
There’s a mysterious sickness going around, apparently caused by a toxic fog that invisibly burns the skin of whoever comes into contact with it.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 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

Sleep, for instance, isn’t downtime but active maintenance, when the brain flushes out cellular waste in ways that may help stave off dementia.

— Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
In deep sleep, your brain runs a clearance system that flushes out metabolic waste, including the proteins associated with Alzheimer's.

— Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of flushes

Verb

Layered background sighs, a resonant lead vocal, autumnal acoustic guitar flickers, synths both eerie and trippy—James has all his tricks on tap.

— Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
But Triage does have a moment in which an ember of the old cruel optimism flickers.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026