rays

The word “rays” has 1 syllable: rays

It's pronounced as /reɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for rays?

In the thesaurus, “rays” has 187 synonyms and 76 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rays along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for rays

aces
application
arises
atoms
beams
bedazzles
bites
bits
blazes
blinds
blinks
branches
brightens
burn
burns
chips
clippings
conductivity
coruscates
crumbs
current
dabs
dashes
dazes
dazzles
derives
diffuses
dispels
disperses
dissipates
diverges
divides
doses
dots
drams
driblets
drops
drops in the bucket
dynamism
electricity
emanates
fires
flakes
flames
flares
flashes
flecks
flickers
flows
flyspecks
force
forks
fragments
friction
glares
gleams
glimmers
glints
glistens
glisters
glitters
glows
grains
granules
gravity
handfuls
handsful
heat
hints
hoots
horsepower
illuminates
illumines
iotas
irradiates
issues
jots
juice
kilowatts
lasers
licks
lightens
lights
little
luminesces
lusters
lustres
magnetism
minima
minims
minimums
mites
modicums
molecules
moonbeams
morsels
motes
nibbles
nips
nubbins
ounces
parings
particles
parts
patches
peanuts
pinches
portions
potential
pressure
proceeds
radiates
radioactivity
ramifies
reaction
response
scatterings
scatters
scintillas
scintillates
scraps
scruples
sections
semblances
separates
service
shades
shadows
shafts
shards
shavings
sheens
shimmers
shines
shivers
shots
shreds
skoshes
slivers
smacks
smatterings
smatters
smells
smidgens
smidgeons
smidges
smidgins
smithereens
snaps
spangles
sparkles
sparks
spatters
specks
splashes
splays
splinters
splits
spotlights
spots
spreads
springs
sprinklings
steam
stems
strains
streaks
strength
sunbeams
sunbursts
suspicions
syllables
tastes
tatters
tittles
touches
traces
twinkles
uncouples
unlinks
unyokes
vestiges
voltage
wattage
whits
winkles
winks

Antonyms for rays

abundances
approaches
barrels
blackens
boatloads
bonanzas
buckets
bundles
bushels
centralizes
chunks
concentrates
connects
converges
couples
darkens
deals
embarrassments
excesses
fistfuls
focuses
focusses
funnels
gobs
heaps
hunks
idleness
inactivity
joins
lack
lashings
lashins
laziness
lethargy
links
loads
lots
lours
lowers
lumps
masses
meets
messes
mountains
much
nears
oodles
overabundances
overages
overflows
overkills
overmuch
oversupplies
passels
peace
pecks
piles
plenties
potfuls
profusions
quantities
question
rafts
reams
scads
slabs
stacks
superabundances
superfluities
surfeits
surpluses
tiredness
unites
volumes
wads
wealths

Meanings of rays

noun
1. A beam of light or radiation.
2. A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
3. One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
4. A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
5. Sight; perception; vision; from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen.
6. A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
7. A tiny amount.
8. A marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail.
9. The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
10. A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
verb
1. To emit something as if in rays.
2. To radiate as if in rays.
3. To arrange.
4. To dress, array (someone).
5. To stain or soil; to defile.

Example Sentences

The morning rays filtered through the curtains.
She shielded her eyes from the sun’s harsh rays.
X-ray rays are used to examine bones and tissues.
The rays of light created a beautiful pattern on the wall.
Scientists study gamma rays to learn more about cosmic events.

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