Definition for Shine:

• The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.

Synonyms for Shine:

• n.

  •
  • blink,
  • irradiate,
  • bedazzle,
  • dazzle.
  •
  • deflect,
  • mirror.
  •
  • clean,
  • coordinate,
  • wax,
  • brush,
  • tone.
  •
  • flower,
  • scrub.
  •
  • cap.
  •brightness; polish (noun)
  • lambency,
  • luminosity,
  • shimmer,
  • glare,
  • sheen.
  •cheering (noun)
  • fanfare.
  •glister (noun)
  • glister.
  •light (noun)
  • lucidity,
  • radiation,
  • illumination,
  • luminousness.
  •ostentation (noun)
  • flamboyance.
  •prank (noun)
  • shenanigan.
  •shine (noun)
  • polish,
  • strike,
  • refulgency,
  • fall,
  • smooth,
  • radiancy,
  • effulgence,
  • smoothen,
  • refulgence.

• v.

  •brighten (verb)
  • illumine,
  • lighten,
  • brighten,
  • intensify.
  •give off or reflect light (verb)
  • give light,
  • burn,
  • flicker,
  • twinkle,
  • glisten,
  • emit light,
  • illuminate,
  • flare.
  •light (verb)
  • flood,
  • spot,
  • fire,
  • fluoresce.
  •polish, burnish (verb)
  • give a sheen,
  • make brilliant,
  • put a gloss on,
  • buff up,
  • put a finish on.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sleekness,
  • wink,
  • emit,
  • thrive.
  •
  • rub down,
  • upstage,
  • reflection,
  • scour.
  •
  • light up,
  • trump,
  • stream.
  •
  • flourish,
  • wipe,
  • sleek.
  •
  • spark.
  •
  • cast.
  •
  • throw.
  •
  • crown.
  •cry
  • snivel.
  •excel
  • go beyond,
  • take precedence,
  • outrival,
  • be master of.
  •give back
  • reflect.
  •love
  • love.

Paraphrases for Shine:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    glow, sunshine, gloss, lustre.
  • Verb, base form
    glow.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    glare.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    guides.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, shed, throw, grease, disseminate.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    brightness, brilliance, sparkle, shard, glitter, sliver, brilliant, luster, shrapnel.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    glisten.
  • Verb, base form
    sparkle.

Antonyms for Shine:

• n.

  • brightness; polish
    dark, dullness, darkness.
  • Other antonyms:
    cloudiness, shade, hatred, flatness, gloominess, dirtiness, grayness, duskiness, unconcern, obscureness, somberness, dinginess, apathy, paleness, night, indifference, murkiness, dimness, obscurity, drabness, dusk.

• v.

  • give off or reflect light
    darken, dull.

Homophones for Shine:

• succussion, seyhan, shanny, Shema, scheme, Shinney, samia, sajama, sinai, sow in, shoshonean, sana, szechuan, shin, saone, season, shmo, sicken, shoeshine, sichuan, scene, sequin, shogun, saxon, suck in, saxony, sanaa, swim, swan, somehow, sone, skein, soigne, snowy, simenon, swami, sashimi, shame, sen, sinewy, succession, simoom, samoa, sisham, som, shim, skin, sikkim, sami, shannon, sam, semi, siwan, seism, squaw man, sesame, senna, szechwan, sign away, sunni, shawm, shaggymane, sumo, synonym, shimmy, sikhism, sechuana, sachsen, sawan, shaman, suasion, semen, siam, schmo, Shiism, shinny, sezession, schumann, summon, sison, siskin, skinny, schein, Sison Amomum, scummy, shaken, swain, simon, sima, shina, squama, someway, scion, seaman, seamy, shan, scam, sigyn, shiny, swoon, sagina, sonny, shawnee, Sq In, sachem, susian, sewn, shawn, Shona, schism, sin, shein, sign, shoshonian, snow, SAAMI, shyne, skim, shun, Shah Jahan, seize on, sheen, saginaw, sea mew, siouan, sum, sign in, soman, SAAME, soon, Susiana, scan, soma, saman, suomi, samoan, seam, sene, sixsome, soignee, sane, socinian, scone, schizogony, shammy, snowman, shoshoni, Swagman, sienna, simony, sign on, schema, sea anemone, shoshone, sexism, simian, Susanna, sine, someone, simoon, sage hen, sian, scammony, six-gun, sauna, session, shahn, sawm, scission, sown, some, susquehanna, swine, sesamum, sun, sn, smew, shoo-in, sham, Sana'a, sea onion, sion, seminoma, sheeny, sunny, same, showman, scum, sm, sciaena, secession, sigma, shawny, sium, sinew, syzygium, seem, Sunnah, saigon, syconium, schwann, Sunna, simeon, somme, synonymy, shem, son, seine, segno.

Hypernym for Shine:

• v.

  • weather
    resplend, scintillate, sparkle, luminesce, glare, opalesce, coruscate.

Hyponym for Shine:

• v.

  • stative
    be.
  • weather
    emit, give out, give off.