ray | Definition of ray

ray

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ray

1 to emit rays of light

klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere

Synonyms of ray

beam, radiate, shine

Words Related to ray

blaze, burn, fire, flame, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, luminesce, sheen, shimmer

blink, coruscate, flare, flash, flicker, luster (or lustre), scintillate, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle

beat (down), glare

brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

Near Antonyms of ray

blacken, darken

lower (also lour)

2 to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes

Synonyms of ray

branch, fan (out), radiate

Words Related to ray

diffuse, dispel, disperse, dissipate

diverge, divide, part, ramify, separate, split, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

scatter, splay, spread

arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, proceed, spring

Near Antonyms of ray

approach, close in (on), near

center (on), centralize

connect, couple, join, link, unite

Antonyms of ray

concentrate, converge, focus, funnel, meet