Synonyms of beams

beams 1 of 2

noun

plural of beam

as in rays

a narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object

we'll need a flashlight that casts a broader beam in order to really see anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rays
• shafts
• sunbeams
• lasers
• spotlights
• moonbeams
• sunbursts

beams

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of beam

1

as in shines

to emit rays of light

a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shines
• rays
• glows
• flashes
• radiates
• gleams
• flares
• flickers
• flames
• lights
• shimmers
• glimmers
• glitters
• illumines
• burns
• sparkles
• glistens
• fires
• twinkles
• glints
• blazes
• beats (down)
• glares
• illuminates
• luminesces
• irradiates
• winks
• lustres
• spangles
• scintillates
• lightens
• blinds
• sheens
• brightens
• blinks
• glisters
• dazzles
• lusters
• winkles
• coruscates
• bedazzles
• dazes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darkens
• blackens
• lowers
• lours

2

as in grins

to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward

my father beamed when I showed him my new car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grins
• smiles
• laughs
• smirks
• sneers
• simpers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grimaces
• glares
• frowns
• scowls
• glowers
• lowers
• lours
• glooms
• pouts
• sulks