Synonyms of illuminations

illuminations

noun

plural of illumination

1

as in interpretations

a statement that makes something clear

the candidate's so-called illuminations of his views on a number of controversial issues left many voters in the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interpretations
• explanations
• illustrations
• translations
• elucidations
• explications
• constructions
• analyses
• exegeses
• expositions
• clarifications
• reasonings
• road maps
• definitions
• comments
• demonstrations
• commentaries
• annotations
• glosses
• enlightenments
• paraphrases
• restatements
• edifications
• meanings
• justifications
• enactments
• rationalizations
• rationales
• warnings
• disentanglements
• caveats
• epexegeses
• cautions

2

as in glows

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

a steady illumination from the flashlight was all I had while changing the tire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glows
• lights
• glares
• gleams
• glints
• beams
• fluorescences
• shines
• radiances
• sunlights
• luminescences
• blazes
• flashes
• twinkles
• glimmers
• flares
• reflections
• sparkles
• rays
• scintillations
• shimmers
• incandescences
• moonlights
• glitters
• sunbeams
• auroras
• daylights
• aureoles
• glosses
• lusters
• halos
• sunshines
• streams
• streaks
• polishes
• sheens
• afterglows
• shafts
• glistens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• nights
• glooms
• darks
• dusks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of illuminations

There is also plenty of pomp, along with bells, bonfires, and illuminations. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026

The citywide experience will consist of landmark illuminations, exhibitions, immersive fan activations, and collaborations with local communities and businesses. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Crossed spears of sunlight fall into it but only so far, and beneath their yellow illuminations Brith can see depths and more depths of water, darkening to obscurity. — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Too bad Illinoisans will not join in the illuminations at home for our nation’s semiquincentennial — at least not legally. — Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

Fox News Digital previously reported that the FAA was investigating a similar incident after the crew of a National Guard Black Hawk helicopter reported receiving illuminations by a green laser near Hector International Airport in North Dakota in 2025. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026

Expressly used for events, the station’s Platform 3 morphed into the Edo-Tokyo Museum, complete with exhibitions, illuminations, food tastings, and the sense that both the Japanese capital’s past and future have always been at home in Ryogoku. — Jonathan Delise, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026

One of the most magical ways to experience the Eiffel Tower doesn't require a ticket; simply watch the nightly illuminations, when the landmark sparkles for five minutes every hour, on the hour. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Magnetic storms brought on by solar activity, such as solar flares (explosions on the Sun) or coronal mass ejections (ejected gas bubbles), are responsible for these natural light illuminations. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025