Synonyms of radiating

radiating

verb

present participle of radiate

1

as in emanating

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

the heat radiating from the fire

the spokes of a bicycle wheel radiate from the hub towards the rim

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emanating
• flowing
• branching
• diverging
• deriving
• stemming
• raying
• diffusing
• dissipating
• fanning (out)
• arising
• spreading
• proceeding
• dispersing
• splitting
• dispelling
• dividing
• separating
• scattering
• forking
• springing
• ramifying
• issuing
• splaying
• parting
• uncoupling
• unyoking
• unlinking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• focusing
• converging
• concentrating
• meeting
• approaching
• funneling
• connecting
• nearing
• coupling
• linking
• joining
• uniting
• closing in (on)
• centralizing
• centering (on)

2

as in shining

to emit rays of light

fireflies give off their light by means of a chemical reaction that causes their abdomens to radiate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shining
• glowing
• beaming
• flashing
• flaring
• raying
• gleaming
• flickering
• glittering
• shimmering
• burning
• glistening
• glinting
• glimmering
• blazing
• sparkling
• flaming
• illuminating
• illumining
• twinkling
• glaring
• firing
• irradiating
• lighting
• beating (down)
• scintillating
• luminescing
• brightening
• glistering
• blinding
• lightening
• coruscating
• winking
• blinking
• sheening
• spangling
• dazzling
• lustering
• winkling
• bedazzling
• dazing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkening
• lowering
• blackening

3

as in emitting

to throw or give off

the sun radiates tiny amounts of energy in the form of microwaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emitting
• emanating
• casting
• releasing
• expelling
• issuing
• eliminating
• evolving
• irradiating
• exhaling
• shooting
• discharging
• sending (out)
• pouring
• venting
• giving out
• exuding
• oozing
• throwing out
• erupting
• expiring
• evacuating
• secreting
• excreting
• spraying
• ejecting
• gushing
• spurting
• spewing
• squirting
• spouting
• jetting
• outpouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbing
• inhaling
• taking up
• sucking (up)
• soaking (up)
• sponging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of radiating

In photos shared by celebrity hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos on September 19, the British lawyer could be seen radiating in a sunshine yellow sundress during a week-long trip to Malawi, Africa as part of a Clooney Foundation for Justice initiative. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026

Barbara and Ibby forge a friendship that’s unexpectedly compelling because of the strength of the two actors, radiating an interiority that isn’t on the page. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Youth and parents linked their loss of care to spikes in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, with stress radiating through entire families. — Dr. Sj Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings. — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The first breathtaking photos of totality for the total solar eclipse 2026 are pouring in, revealing incredible views of the sun's atmosphere radiating out from behind the moon's colossal silhouette. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Observations of the Perseids go back more than 2,000 years, with meteors radiating from the constellation of Perseus. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

One of the more striking cultivars is ‘Greenheart Orange’, which has orange petals radiating out from a lime-green center. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Aug. 2026

The interior of his Paris pied-à-terre, a grand 19th-century apartment on a leafy avenue radiating off the Arc de Triomphe, is just as maximalist. — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026