Synonyms of shone

shone

verb

variants or shined

past tense of shine

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glowed
• glinted
• gleamed
• beamed
• burnt
• sparkled
• radiated
• flickered
• flared
• rayed
• shimmered
• glimmered
• twinkled
• blazed
• glistened
• illumined
• glittered
• lighted
• burned
• lit
• illuminated
• flashed
• glared
• brightened
• beat (down)
• blinked
• lightened
• sheened
• flamed
• blinded
• winked
• dazzled
• fired
• spangled
• lustred
• scintillated
• luminesced
• irradiated
• glistered
• winkled
• lustered
• coruscated
• dazed
• bedazzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkened
• blackened
• lowered
• loured

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubbed
• polished
• smoothed
• burnished
• dressed
• scrubbed
• glossed
• ground
• scraped
• buffed
• brightened
• furbished
• slicked
• coated
• smoothened
• glazed
• varnished
• finished
• faced
• scoured
• sleeked
• filed
• sanded
• japanned
• lacquered
• bobbed
• veneered
• sandblasted
• lapped
• boned
• sandpapered
• rasped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughened
• ruffled
• scuffed (up)
• roughed (up)