Synonyms of glares

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noun

plural of glare

as in glows

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

the sudden glare of the squad car's headlights in my rearview mirror

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glows
• gleams
• lights
• glints
• illuminations
• beams
• shines
• sunlights
• flashes
• twinkles
• radiances
• blazes
• flares
• glimmers
• fluorescences
• rays
• luminescences
• sparkles
• reflections
• shimmers
• scintillations
• incandescences
• moonlights
• sunbeams
• haloes
• daylights
• glitters
• streaks
• sunshines
• aureoles
• aurorae
• polishes
• lustres
• lusters
• halos
• sheens
• streams
• glosses
• auroras
• shafts
• aureolae
• afterglows
• glistens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• nights
• glooms
• darks
• dusks

glares

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verb

present tense third-person singular of glare

1

as in burns

to shine with a bright harsh light

the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burns
• glows
• gleams
• flashes
• glances
• flares
• flames
• blazes
• beats
• beams
• sparkles
• glints
• radiates
• glistens
• twinkles
• shimmers
• glitters
• glimmers
• dazzles
• blinds
• scintillates
• glisters
• dazes
• bedazzles

2

as in stares

to look with anger or disapproval

don't glare at me like that when I tell you "no"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stares
• scowls
• frowns
• gazes
• glowers
• lours
• stares daggers
• glooms
• looks daggers
• grimaces
• lowers
• gapes
• sneers
• ogles
• sulks
• pouts
• snarls
• growls
• sniggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• beams
• grins