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

Need another word that means the same as “glare”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “glare” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Glare” are: glower, stare angrily, scowl, look daggers, frown, lour, give someone a black look, look menacingly, look threateningly, blaze, be dazzling, be blinding, shine brightly, flare, flame, beam, limelight, public eye, spotlight, brilliance, black look, dazzle, shine, public attention, public interest, public notice, media attention, media interest, exposure, fuss, commotion

Glare as a Noun

Definitions of "Glare" as a noun

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

• Oppressive public attention.
• Strong and dazzling light.
• An angry stare.
• A focus of public attention.
• Dazzling or showy appearance.
• A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted.
• A fierce or angry stare.

Synonyms of "Glare" as a noun (21 Words)

beam	An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. There was land in sight on the port beam.
black look	British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799.
blaze	A strong flame that burns brightly. What the blazes are you all talking about.
brilliance	The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand. He s played the stock market with great brilliance.
commotion	Civil insurrection. A commotion of people fought for the exits.
dazzle	Brightness that blinds someone temporarily. I screwed my eyes up against the dazzle.
exposure	The action of exposing a photographic film to light. The dangers posed by exposure to asbestos.
flare	A sudden explosion in the chromosphere and corona of the sun or another star, resulting in an intense burst of radiation. The skirt had a wide flare.
frown	A facial expression of dislike or displeasure. A frown of disapproval.
fuss	A quarrel about petty points. I don t know what all the fuss is about.
glower	An angry or sullen look. The angry glower on the face of the policeman.
limelight	The focus of public attention. He enjoyed being in the limelight.
media attention	A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review.
media interest	A right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something.
public attention	A body of people sharing some common interest.
public eye	A body of people sharing some common interest.
public interest	People in general considered as a whole.
public notice	People in general considered as a whole.
scowl	An angry or bad-tempered expression. She stamped into the room with a scowl on her face.
shine	An act of rubbing something to give it a shiny surface. My hair has lost its shine.
spotlight	A beam of light projected from a spotlight. She was constantly in the media spotlight.

Usage Examples of "Glare" as a noun

• He carried on his life in the full glare of publicity.
• A glare of sunlight.
• The pomp and glare of rhetoric.
• Murray narrowed his eyes against the glare of the sun.
• When Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency.
• She gave Harley a glare of contempt.

Glare as a Verb

Definitions of "Glare" as a verb

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

• Look at with a fixed gaze.
• Be sharply reflected.
• Express (a feeling) by staring fiercely.
• (of the sun or an electric light) shine with a strong or dazzling light.
• Shine intensely.
• Stare in an angry or fierce way.

Synonyms of "Glare" as a verb (16 Words)

be blinding	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
be dazzling	Be priced at.
beam	Express with a beaming face or smile. The satellite beamed back radio signals to scientists on Earth.
blaze	Indicate by marking trees with blazes. He blazed away at the men.
flame	Burn and give off flames. Jess s cheeks flamed.
flare	Become flared and widen usually at one end. Every star seemed to flare with new intensity.
frown	Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one’s forehead, as if to signal disapproval. He frowned as he reread the letter.
give someone a black look	Accord by verdict.
glower	Look at with a fixed gaze. His father s glowering face.
look daggers	Have faith or confidence in.
look menacingly	Search or seek.
look threateningly	Take charge of or deal with.
lour	Set lower.
scowl	Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way. She scowled at him defiantly.
shine brightly	Be bright by reflecting or casting light.
stare angrily	Look at with fixed eyes.

Usage Examples of "Glare" as a verb

• The sun glared out of a clear blue sky.
• The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface.
• The sun glared down on us.
• The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her.
• He glared defiance at the pistols pointing at him.
• She glared at him, her cheeks flushing.

Associations of "Glare" (30 Words)

beam	Express with a beaming face or smile. The wide beams sprouted ten main tines.
bright	With brightness. A stage bright with spotlights.
dazzle	Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill. Her arguments dazzled everyone.
drowse	Be half asleep; doze intermittently. She awoke from a light drowse.
filament	The stalk of a stamen. 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. Warm the whisky slightly pour over the lobster and flame it.
flare	Become flared and widen usually at one end. Tempers flared at the meeting.
flash	A newsflash. The lights were flashing.
floodlight	The illumination provided by a floodlight. We are floodlighting the building to highlight the structure.
frown	Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one’s forehead, as if to signal disapproval. A frown of disapproval.
gape	A disease of birds with gaping of the mouth as a symptom caused by infestation with gapeworm. Juvenile birds with yellow gapes.
gawk	An awkward stupid person. They were gawking at some pin up.
gaze	(in literary theory) a particular perspective considered as embodying certain aspects of the relationship between observer and observed. He turned following her gaze.
gleam	(of an emotion or quality) be expressed through the brightness of a person’s eyes. Victor buffed the glass until it gleamed.
glimmer	Shine brightly, like a star or a light. There is one glimmer of hope for Becky.
glitter	Be shiny, as if wet. The grass glittered with dew.
glower	An angry or sullen look. She glowered at him suspiciously.
goggle	Look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement. Their goggle mesmerizes even fishmongers.
illuminate	Make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up. Placing the events of the 1930s in a broader historical context helps to illuminate their significance.
illumination	A condition of spiritual awareness divine illumination. Higher levels of illumination are needed for reading.
illumine	Light up; brighten. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined.
incandescence	The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised.
limelight	The focus of public attention. The shock win has thrust him into the limelight.
lurid	Unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect. Lurid flames.
ogle	A lecherous look. A vaguely erotic ogle.
shine	Make a surface shine. His shoes were shined to perfection.
shrug	An act or instance of shrugging one s shoulders. Jimmy looked enquiringly at Pete who shrugged his shoulders.
spotlight	Illuminate with a spotlight. The knife flashed in the spotlight.
stare	Be unpleasantly prominent or striking. He stared at her in amazement.
yawn	Utter a yawn as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired. He stretches and stifles a yawn.