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Synonyms & Antonyms of ray
(Entry 1 of 2)
2
a very small amount
- the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive
Synonyms for ray
- ace,
- bit,
- crumb,
- dab,
- dram,
- driblet,
- glimmer,
- hint,
- lick,
- little,
- mite,
- nip,
- ounce,
- particle,
- peanuts,
- scintilla,
- scruple,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shred,
- skosh,
- smack,
- smell,
- smidgen
- (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge),
- snap,
- soupçon,
- spark,
- spatter,
- speck,
- splash,
- spot,
- sprinkling,
- strain,
- streak,
- suspicion,
- tad,
- touch,
- trace
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Near Antonyms for ray
- abundance,
- barrel,
- boatload,
- bucket,
- bundle,
- bushel,
- deal,
- fistful,
- gobs,
- heaps,
- lashings
- (also lashins)
- [chiefly British],
- loads,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mountain,
- much,
- oodles,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plenty,
- potful,
- profusion,
- quantity,
- raft,
- reams,
- scads,
- stack,
- wad,
- wealth
ray
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of ray (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to emit rays of light
- klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere
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2
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
- laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes
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