shines

NOUN

brightness; polish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gleam glitz gloss luster sheen shimmer sparkle

STRONG

flash glare glaze glint lambency light luminosity patina radiance rub show

Antonyms

STRONGEST

darkness dullness

STRONG

dark

VERB

give off or reflect light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam blink burn dazzle flash flicker glare gleam glisten glitter glow illuminate radiate shimmer sparkle twinkle

STRONG

bedazzle blaze deflect flare glimmer illumine incandesce irradiate luminesce mirror scintillate

WEAK

emit light give light

Antonyms

STRONGEST

darken dull

VERB

polish, burnish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rub

STRONG

brush buff finish furbish glance glaze gloss scour sleek wax

WEAK

buff up give a sheen make brilliant put a finish on put a gloss on

Antonyms

WEAK

dull

Example Sentences

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But the focus on managers shines another light on AI’s challenges for the job market.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

It shines much brighter than typical stellar explosions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

But no matter how good you are, at some point your turn to suffer will come, stuck in the chair, unable to leave or speak, watching helplessly as your opponent shines.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Men’s social disconnection is the subject of Andrew McCarthy’s “Who Needs Friends,” which shines in its more unvarnished portraits of the author’s own friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

If someone shines a flashlight at you, the light rushes at you at a speed of c.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife