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afterglow

[af-ter-gloh, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌgloʊ, ˈɑf- /
NOUN
glow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloom blossom brilliance glare gleam glimmer glitter intensity light radiance ray warmth
STRONG
blush effulgence flush gusto heat incandescence lambency luminosity passion phosphorescence splendor vividness
Antonyms
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dark dullness
NOUN
luster
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brightness brilliance glitter glow sheen shimmer sparkle
STRONG
brilliancy burnish dazzle effulgence glaze gleam glint incandescence iridescence lambency luminousness opalescence polish radiance refulgence resplendence
WEAK
candescence
Antonyms
STRONGEST
darkness dullness
WEAK
matte
NOUN
twilight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dusk sunset
STRONG
decline dimness ebb end evening eventide gloaming half-light night nightfall sundown
WEAK
afterlight crepuscular light early evening last phase late afternoon
Antonyms
WEAK
dawn daybreak sunrise

Example Sentences

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We lived in the missions’ afterglow, with orange-flavored Tang, syndicated “Star Trek” reruns, and “Star Wars” filling in for actual lunar landings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The couple will still be on a high after all the festivities and luxuriating in the afterglow of the love — and cash — bestowed upon them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

For what it’s worth, Newsom should savor his Proposition 50 afterglow as long as he can.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

A year ago he was still in the summery afterglow of the Coronation, in which the Prince of Wales had played a central role, rather tenderly supporting his father the King.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

The sun had just gone down, and its afterglow was backlighting the city, which formed low cliffs around the bucolic void to the idle stockyards.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut