Synonyms for beam

Most common

ray · ray of light · electron beam · irradiation

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

scowl, flicker, glower

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

2. v. 1

   To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.

3. v. 2

   To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.

Related words

Word family

beamer beamful beamish beamless beamlet beamlike beamwidth beamy

Phrases

laser beam electron beam back beam balance beam beam splitter box beam buffer beam collar beam

Forms

Plural

beams → rays, irradiations, shafts, poles…

Past participle

beamed
e.g. beamed → shined, glowed, radiated, glared…

Example sentences

• ray Can Superman's x-ray vision see through adamantium?
• irradiation Red Light Irradiation was a word that was used on a daily basis in the GDR.
• beacon Jane Goodall's legacy is a beacon of hope for our planet.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

air¹, ray¹

4 letters

send¹, pole¹, glow¹

5 letters

smile¹, shine¹, shaft¹, glare¹, gleam¹, joist¹

6 letters

streak¹, timber², pencil², glance¹, beacon², girder²

7 letters

breadth¹, glimmer², radiate³

8 letters

transmit², hornbeam

9 letters

broadcast²

11 letters

irradiation⁵, scintillate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (timber² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

madrier

Español

madero