shone

[shohn, shon] / ʃoʊn, ʃɒn /

VERB

give off or reflect light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam blink burn dazzle flash flicker glare gleam glisten glitter glow illuminate radiate shimmer sparkle twinkle

STRONG

bedazzle blaze deflect flare glimmer illumine incandesce irradiate luminesce mirror scintillate

WEAK

emit light give light

Antonyms

STRONGEST

darken dull

VERB

polish, burnish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rub

STRONG

brush buff finish furbish glance glaze gloss scour sleek wax

WEAK

buff up give a sheen make brilliant put a finish on put a gloss on

Antonyms

WEAK

dull

Example Sentences

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shone

When researchers positioned a white lamp so that its beam shone straight down, the isopods repeatedly gathered into large rotating circles.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

In a meeting of two sides currently blessed by golden generations of talent, it was the Moroccans who shone.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

"I ran along the corridor to where the torch was and shone it downstairs, where I saw the entry box for the telephone was on fire."

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Balogun may have shone in the US jersey, but if not for an accident of fate he wouldn't even be American.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

At night, from its eminence, his star shone down on him with proud approval.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig