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lambent

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Synonyms & Antonyms of lambent

giving off or reflecting much light

the lambent flames from our campfire cast a comforting glow

Synonyms for lambent

beaming,
bedazzling,
bright,
brilliant,
candescent,
clear,
dazzling,
effulgent,
fulgent,
glowing,
incandescent,
lucent,
lucid,
luminous,
lustrous,
radiant,
refulgent,
sheeny,
shining,
shiny,
splendid

Words Related to lambent

ablaze,
ardent,
blazing,
burning,
combusting,
fiery,
flaming,
red-hot

agleam,
aglitter,
blinding,
coruscant,
flaring,
flashing,
flickering,
gemmy,
glancing,
glaring,
gleaming,
glimmering,
glinting,
glistening,
glistering,
glittering,
scintillant,
scintillating,
shimmering,
shimmery,
sparkling,
sunny,
twinkling,
winking

burnished,
polished,
shined

superbright,
ultrabright

Near Antonyms for lambent

blackened,
dark,
darkened,
darkish,
darkling,
darksome,
dimmed,
dusky,
gloomy,
lightless,
murky,
obscure,
obscured,
pitch-black,
pitch-dark,
somber
(or sombre),
sunless,
tenebrous,
unlit

cloudy,
shadowlike,
shadowy,
shady

gray
(also grey),
leaden,
pale,
palish

Antonyms for lambent

dim,
dull,
lackluster,
unbright,
unbrilliant

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“Lambent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambent. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.

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