BASK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BASK?

Need another word that means the same as “bask”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “bask” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bask” are: enjoy, relish, savor, savour, laze, lie, lounge, relax, sprawl, loll, revel, luxuriate, wallow, delight, take pleasure, rejoice, glory, indulge oneself

Bask as a Verb

Definitions of "Bask" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bask” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be exposed.
• Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in.
• Revel in and make the most of (something pleasing.
• Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.

Synonyms of "Bask" as a verb (18 Words)

delight	Take delight in. An experience guaranteed to delight both young and old.
enjoy	Derive or receive pleasure from get enjoyment from take pleasure in. I enjoy watching good films.
glory	Take great pride or pleasure in. Readers tended to defend their paper or even to glory in its bias.
indulge oneself	Yield (to); give satisfaction to.
laze	Spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner. Laze away a long summer day.
lie	(of a thing) rest flat on a surface. An action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law.
loll	Hang loosely or laxly. The two girls lolled in their chairs.
lounge	Sit or recline comfortably. Several students were lounging about reading papers.
luxuriate	Enjoy to excess. She was luxuriating in a long bath.
rejoice	To express great joy. I love to rejoice their poor Hearts at this season.
relax	Cause to feel relaxed. Relax the leg by bringing the knee towards the chest.
relish	Make pleasant to the taste add relish to. We did not relish the idea of a strike.
revel	Get great pleasure from (a situation or experience. Bill said he was secretly revelling in his new found fame.
savor	Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in. Savor the soup.
savour	Enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) to the full, especially by lingering over it. Their genuflections savoured of superstition and popery.
sprawl	Sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way. The door shot open sending him sprawling across the pavement.
take pleasure	Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.
wallow	(of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that one finds pleasurable. I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel.

Usage Examples of "Bask" as a verb

• He went on basking in the glory of his first book.
• She relished her fame and basked in her glory.
• The seals were basking in the sun.
• Sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun.
• The seals came ashore to breed and to bask.

Associations of "Bask" (30 Words)

auroral	Of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras. A dim auroral glow.
beam	Express with a beaming face or smile. Notice how broad in the beam she s getting.
blaze	Indicate by marking trees with blazes. The blaze spread rapidly.
bright	Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing reflecting a sheen or glow. A choice of colours from pastels through to brights.
burn	Burn sear or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent. Natural gas produces the cleanest burn of the lot.
daytime	The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside. It is easier to make the repairs in the daytime.
flame	Shine or glow like a flame. The car was engulfed in flames.
gleam	Shine brightly, like a star or a light. Her eyes gleamed with satisfaction.
glimmer	A faint or wavering light. The moonlight glimmered on the lawn.
glint	Give out or reflect small flashes of light. His eyes glinted angrily.
glisten	The quality of shining with a bright reflected light. His eyes were glistening.
glitter	Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light. The blue glitter of the sea.
glow	A steady radiance of light or heat. Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna.
illuminate	Decorate (a building or structure) with lights for a special occasion. Placing the events of the 1930s in a broader historical context helps to illuminate their significance.
illumine	Enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined.
light	The amount or quality of light in a place. Light headed from lack of sleep.
lucent	Glowing with or giving off light. The lucent moon.
luminescence	The emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence. Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence.
luminescent	Emitting light not caused by heat. There s something calming about watching a luminescent jellyfish.
phosphorescent	Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood.
photosynthesis	Synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants.
radiation	The energy transmitted by radiation. He was suffering from radiation.
shimmer	Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. A pale shimmer of moonlight.
shine	Make a surface shine. Tonight he will have a chance to shine and win a world boxing title.
smoulder	Smoke coming from a smouldering fire. Anna smouldered with indignation.
spark	Emit or produce sparks. The trial sparked a furious row.
sunlight	The rays of the sun. A shaft of sunlight.
sunshine	Cheerfulness; happiness. Their colourful music can bring a ray of sunshine.
tan	Convert animal skin into leather by soaking in a liquid containing tannic acid or by the use of other chemicals. A tan baseball cap with orange piping.
ultraviolet	Of equipment or techniques using or concerned with ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet radiation.