Synonyms for shining
ˈʃaɪ nɪŋshin·ing

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1. shining

   Light, strictly denoting a form of radiant energy, is used as a general term for any luminous effect discernible by the eye, from the faintest phosphorescence to the blaze of the noonday sun. A flame is both hot and luminous; if it contains few solid particles it will yield little light, tho it may afford intense heat, as in the case of a hydrogen-flame. A blaze is an extensive, brilliant flame. A flare is a wavering flame or blaze; a flash is a light that appears and disappears in an instant; as, a flash of lightning; the flash of gunpowder. The glare and glow are steady, the glare painfully bright, the glow subdued; as, the glare of torches; the glow of dying embers. Shine and shining refer to a steady or continuous emission of light; sheen is a faint shining, usually by reflection. Glimmer, glitter, and shimmer denote wavering light. We speak of the glimmer of distant lamps through the mist; of the shimmer of waves in sunlight or moonlight. A gleam is not wavering, but transient or intermittent; a sudden gleam of light came through the half-open door; a glitter is a hard light; as, the glitter of burnished arms. A sparkle is a sudden light, as of sparks thrown out; scintillation is the more exact and scientific term for the actual emission of sparks, also the figurative term for what suggests such emission; as, scintillations of wit or of genius. Twinkle and twinkling are used of the intermittent light of the fixed stars. Glistening is a shining as from a wet surface. Illumination is a wide-spread, brilliant light, as when all the windows of a house or of a street are lighted. The light of incandescence is intense and white like that from metal at a white heat.

   Synonyms:
   blaze, flame, flare, flash, flicker, glare, gleam, gleaming, glimmer, glistening, glistering, glitter, glow, illumination, incandescence, light, luster, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle, twinkling

   Antonyms:
   blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade, shadow

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1. shining, polishingadjective

   the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

   "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"

   Synonyms:
   polishing

   Antonyms:
   inferior, dull, unpolished

2. shiningadjective

   marked by exceptional merit

   "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

   Synonyms:
   burnished, glistening, glossy, bright, lustrous, shiny

   Antonyms:
   unpolished, inferior, dull

3. bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shinyadjective

   made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

   "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"

   Synonyms:
   smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, glistening, shiny, undimmed, bright, glossy, glazed, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

   Antonyms:
   dull, inferior, unpolished

4. glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shiningadjective

   reflecting light

   "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"

   Synonyms:
   glistening, showy, calendered, glazed, shiny, bright, glossy, burnished, lustrous

   Antonyms:
   unpolished, inferior, dull

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1. glimmering

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

2. saqibnoun

   saqib is a muslim boy name, having its origin in arabic

   my name is saqib. my father's name is saqib. after my friend converted to islam, he got re-named to saqib.

   Submitted by saqibtirmzi on December 12, 2021  

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1. shiningadjective

   Synonyms:
   beaming, glittering, radiant, resplendent, effulgent, glowing, lucid, luminous, BRIGHT, shiny

2. shiningadjective

   Synonyms:
   illustrious, splendid, conspicuous, distinguished

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1. shiningadjective

   Synonyms:
   radiant, beaming, lustrous, luminous, glowing, brilliant, lucent, bright, sleek, glazed, glistening, splendent, resplendent, glossy, shiny, conspicuous, noticeable

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1. List of paraphrases for "shining":

   brilliant, gloss, bright, shine, glossy

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1. Douglas Adams, The Guardian:

   The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he, by peddling second-rate technology, who led them into it in the first place.

2. Debbie Smith:

   These programs are shining examples of what the Department of Justice should be doing, they reflect the priorities of not only Iowans but Americans everywhere – by using taxpayer dollars to support justice and protect the vulnerable at the same time.

3. Said Boumedouha:

   The world’s spotlight is shining on Saudi Arabia. If authorities ignore widespread criticism and unashamedly continue with the flogging of Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia would be demonstrating contempt for international law and disregard for world opinion, flogging and other forms of corporal judicial punishment violate the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. By continuing to dole out this inhuman punishment the Saudi Arabian authorities are flagrantly flouting basic human rights principles.

4. Ronald Reagan:

   With our eyes fixed on the future, but recognizing the realities of today. ... we will achieve our destiny to be as a shining city on a hill for all mankind to see.

5. Dov Zakheim:

   Our image around the world is in the dirt, the shining city on the hill has been besmirched by this president.