SHONE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

shone

verb

variants or shined

Definition of shone

past tense of shine

as in glowed

to emit rays of light the sun appears to shine particularly brightly in summer because that is when it's closest to the Earth

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as in rubbed

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure the salesman shined his shoes every morning before leaving the house

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Recent Examples of shone The polished green tourmaline of her Bulgari choker shone like some kind of enchanted talisman. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 But history shone brightest on Ben Ali, who was trained at Rancho Del Paso and won the 12th Run for the Roses in 1886. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 An incident in which a FlyDubai pilot is said to have stabbed the captain with the intention of crashing a plane of mainly Israeli passengers has shone a light on flight security. — Jeff Price, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 At 5-10, 198 pounds, Parrish mostly played nickel corner in Todd Bowles’ aggressive scheme and shined as a rookie. — Pj Green september 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Sophomore quarterback Cooper Gear has shined with 609 yards rushing and 14 TDs on 61 carries in his first season as the starter. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 There were a few fresh-off-the-runway moments that shined this week, too. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026 If Disney writers had penned this tale, Kaepernick would have landed a contract, reclaimed a starting job and shined — cementing his legacy as an iconic NFL quarterback and activist. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 After ending the tournament on a high, Spain is looking forward to a promising future after so many young players shone in the team. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shone

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Her body skin shimmered, and her face glowed, looking even brighter with the help of what appear to be light-brown color contact lenses.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026
My hair was thick, curly, and lush; my lips were full; my decades-long struggle with hormonal acne slowed to a stop; and my skin glowed.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of glowed

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If your mane felt a little fried, a few drops rubbed through the ends would suffice for a quick fix.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Hollidge and Eshaghpour were captivated by Frank’s use of straw, which becomes more or less lustrous depending on how hard it’s rubbed (bringing out the material’s natural silica) and can be dyed to achieve different hues.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of rubbed

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At first the owner stared at him blankly, then flashed a look of distaste, as if a dirty rodent had brushed his foot.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
The fifth-round pick from Nebraska has flashed as both a runner and pass-catcher behind the Chiefs’ featured back.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of flashed

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These natural diamonds are often cloudy and oddly shaped, and lose about 25% of their weight as they're cut and polished into what a jeweler would sell, according to Nathan Renfro, senior manager at the Gemological Institute of America.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
The women’s trophy frame is polished white with matte black lines, while the men’s is polished black with matching matte lines.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of polished

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But on the piano, laser-beamed into his songcraft, he’s quietly electrified, at seemingly at peace as his tenorous vocal glissando and nimble fingerwork on the piano produce shiveringly tender folk ballads that echo Harry Nilsson and Van Morrison.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
The technology has already undergone an earlier test, with power beamed from a moving airborne platform.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of beamed

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As Edie, the sister of one of Brando’s fellow dock workers who is murdered, Saint radiated a palpable chemistry with her costar, the characters’ burgeoning romance undeniable.

— Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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