INCANDESCENTLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

incandescently

adverb

Definition of incandescently

as in bright

in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light with lights burning as incandescently as the midday sun, soundstages on early color films often reached 100 degrees

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Recent Examples of incandescently An incandescently perfect film? — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026 Carpenter gets several musical numbers, an obvious but entertaining love triangle with a sheepish Kermit and an incandescently jealous Miss Piggy, and plenty of opportunities for self-aware, PG-13 humor. — Judy Berman, Time, 3 Feb. 2026

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brightly

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Junk food is an aphrodisiac here, with KFC buckets and oodles of brightly colored brand-name candy acting as culinary counterparts to the junk cinema that’s activated something in the movie’s characters and its creator.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
There’s an urge to preserve something sacred and ancient, to avoid handing everything over to our brightly lit, modern world.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

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