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

Need another word that means the same as “dazzle”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “dazzle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dazzle” are: bedazzle, daze, blind temporarily, deprive of sight, overpower, overcome, overwhelm, impress, strike, move, stir, affect, touch, sweep someone off their feet, awe, overawe, leave speechless, take someone's breath away, spellbind, hypnotize, fascinate, take aback, stagger, floor, amaze, astonish, glare, flare, blaze, brightness, brilliance, gleam, flash, shimmer, radiance, shine

Dazzle as a Noun

Definitions of "Dazzle" as a noun

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

• Brightness that blinds someone temporarily.
• Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily.

Synonyms of "Dazzle" as a noun (10 Words)

blaze	Noisy and unrestrained mischief. The gardens in summer are a blaze of colour.
brightness	The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light. The brightness of a winter s day.
brilliance	A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted. The nights were dark lit only by the brilliance of Aegean stars.
flare	Am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection. He threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss.
flash	A newsflash. A flash of emotion swept over him.
glare	An angry stare. He carried on his life in the full glare of publicity.
gleam	A flash of light (especially reflected light. She saw a gleam of triumph in his eyes.
radiance	The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. The radiance of the bride s smile.
shimmer	A soft, slightly wavering light. The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers.
shine	A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something. Archie s shoes got a quick shine from a boy with a cloth.

Usage Examples of "Dazzle" as a noun

• I screwed my eyes up against the dazzle.

Dazzle as a Verb

Definitions of "Dazzle" as a verb

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

• To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light.
• Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill.
• Amaze or overwhelm (someone) with a particular impressive quality.
• (of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.

Synonyms of "Dazzle" as a verb (26 Words)

affect	Make believe with the intent to deceive. The dampness began to affect my health.
amaze	Be a mystery or bewildering to. Your ability to speak six languages amazes me.
astonish	Surprise or impress (someone) greatly. You never fail to astonish me.
awe	Inspire with awe. The famous professor awed the undergraduates.
bedazzle	To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light. Bedazzled by him they offered him a post in Paris.
blind temporarily	Render unable to see.
daze	(especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly. She was dazed by his revelations.
deprive of sight	Take away.
fascinate	Attract; cause to be enamored. I ve always been fascinated by computers.
floor	Provide a room or area with a floor. A room floored in yellow wood.
hypnotize	Capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate. She gazed down hypnotized by the swirling tide.
impress	Impress positively. The company should impress the cards with a stamp.
leave speechless	Leave or give by will after one’s death.
move	Change location move travel or proceed also metaphorically. His family moved the Special Court for adequate maintenance expenses to run the household.
overawe	Impress (someone) so much that they are silent or inhibited. The eleven year old was overawed by the atmosphere.
overcome	Overcome usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome. She was obviously overcome with excitement.
overpower	Be too intense for; overwhelm. They were overpowered by the fumes.
overwhelm	Defeat completely. I was overwhelmed with guilt.
spellbind	Put into a trance. The singer held the audience spellbound.
stagger	Astonish or deeply shock. The collision staggered her and she fell.
stir	Mix or add by stirring. The 1960s when the civil rights movement stirred.
strike	Undertake strike action against an employer. Workers may strike over threatened job losses.
sweep someone off their feet	Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions.
take aback	Accept or undergo, often unwillingly.
take someone's breath away	Engage for service under a term of contract.
touch	To extend as far as. He touched back a cross field ball.

Usage Examples of "Dazzle" as a verb

• I was dazzled by the beauty and breadth of the exhibition.
• The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps.
• She was dazzled by the headlights.
• She was dazzled by the bright headlights.
• Her arguments dazzled everyone.

Associations of "Dazzle" (30 Words)

beam	Express with a beaming face or smile. Beams of electrons.
bright	Brightly. At breakfast she would be persistently bright and chirpy.
brilliance	Intense brightness of light. The nights were dark lit only by the brilliance of Aegean stars.
brilliantly	With brightness. This fight was brilliantly choreographed.
filament	A slender, elongated body of luminous gas or other material in the sun’s atmosphere, a nebula, or interstellar space. Each myosin filament is usually surrounded by 12 actin filaments.
flame	A thing compared to a flame s ability to burn fiercely or be extinguished. Send out an unsolicited email and you could possibly receive thousands of flames.
flare	Become flared and widen usually at one end. She flared up shouting at Geoffrey.
flash	A newsflash. A flashy ring.
floodlight	Illuminate with floodlights. We are floodlighting the building to highlight the structure.
gawk	Stare openly and stupidly. They were gawking at some pin up.
glare	Shine intensely. The sun glared out of a clear blue sky.
gleam	Be shiny, as if wet. Victor buffed the glass until it gleamed.
gleaming	(of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished. The gleaming brass on the altar.
glower	An angry stare. The angry glower on the face of the policeman.
glowing	Expressing great praise. Glowing praise.
illuminate	Decorate (a page or letter in a manuscript) by hand with gold, silver, or coloured designs. His face was illuminated by a smile.
illumine	Enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined.
lambent	(of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance. Lambent tongues of flame.
limelight	A focus of public attention. He enjoyed being in the limelight.
lucent	Glowing with or giving off light. The lucent moon.
luminescent	Emitting light not caused by heat. There s something calming about watching a luminescent jellyfish.
luminous	Softly bright or radiant. A sky luminous with stars.
lurid	Horrible in fierceness or savagery. A lurid sunset.
magnificence	The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand. For magnificence and personal service there is the Queen s hotel.
radiant	A radiant point. He praised her radiant self confidence.
shine	Make a surface shine. My hair has lost its shine.
shining	Brilliant or excellent at something. A shining expanse of water.
splendor	The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand. It is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor.
spotlight	A beam of light projected from a spotlight. The knife flashed in the spotlight.
sunlight	The rays of the sun. A shaft of sunlight.