Gleam Synonyms and Antonyms

glēm
Brightness, sparkle
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. glow
  2. gleaming
  3. beam
  4. shimmer
  5. glimmer
  6. lambency
Antonyms:
  1. dullness
To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. glimmer
  2. glint
  3. glitter
  4. flash
  5. shine
  6. shimmer
  7. sparkle
  8. glisten
  9. coruscate
  10. scintillate
  11. glow
  12. glance
  13. beam
  14. fulgurate
  15. glister
  16. spangle
  17. phosphoresce
  18. twinkle
  19. radiate
  20. wink
Antonyms:
  1. be dim
  2. be dull
  3. dull
To shine brightly and steadily but without a flame
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. glow
  2. incandesce
  3. luminesce
To emit a bright light
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. beam
  2. blaze
  3. burn
  4. glow
  5. incandesce
  6. radiate
  7. shine
To emit a gleam; flash or glow:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. flash

Words Related to Gleam

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Gleam Sentence Examples

  • The gleam in his gaze grew brighter.

  • He gazed at her for a long moment, an odd gleam in his eye.

  • The same gleam was in Wynn's eye that he remembered.

  • He could also, by the gleam of bayonets visible through the smoke, make out moving masses of infantry and narrow lines of artillery with green caissons.

  • She heard it in Wynn's, saw it in the ruthless gleam in his eyes.

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