scintillate

The word “scintillate” has 3 syllables: scin-til-late

It's pronounced as /ˈsɪn.tə.leɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for scintillate?

In the thesaurus, “scintillate” has 32 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for scintillate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for scintillate

  • beam
  • bedazzle
  • blaze
  • blind
  • burn
  • combust
  • coruscate
  • daze
  • dazzle
  • flame
  • flare
  • flash
  • glance
  • glare
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glint
  • glisten
  • glister
  • glitter
  • glow
  • luster
  • lustre
  • radiate
  • shimmer
  • shine
  • spangle
  • spark
  • sparkle
  • twinkle
  • wink
  • winkle

Meanings of scintillate

  • verb
    1. To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
    2. To throw off like sparks.

Example Sentences

  • The stars began to scintillate brightly as the sky darkened.
  • Her performance managed to scintillate with wit and energy.
  • Crystals on the chandelier scintillate in the afternoon sunlight.
  • His mind seemed to scintillate with brilliant ideas during the debate.
  • The snow appeared to scintillate under the streetlight's glow.

On this page you'll find 32 synonyms or another words to scintillate, such as: beam, bedazzle, blaze, blind, burn, combust, coruscate.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

radiate

  • afford
  • arise
  • beam
  • bedazzle
  • blaze
  • blind
  • blink
  • branch
  • branch out
  • brighten
  • broadcast
  • burn
  • cast
  • circulate
  • coruscate
  • daze
  • dazzle
  • derive
  • diffuse
  • discharge
  • dispel
  • disperse
  • disseminate
  • dissipate
  • distribute
  • diverge
  • divide
  • eject
  • eliminate
  • emanate
  • emit
  • erupt
  • evacuate
  • evolve
  • excrete
  • exhale
  • expand
  • expel
  • expire
  • exude
  • fire
  • flame
  • flare
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  • flicker
  • flow
  • fork
  • give out
  • glare
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glint
  • glisten
  • glister
  • glitter
  • glow
  • gush
  • illuminate
  • illumine
  • irradiate
  • issue
  • jet
  • light
  • light up
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  • luminesce
  • luster
  • lustre
  • ooze
  • outpour
  • part
  • pour
  • proceed
  • proliferate
  • propagate
  • ramble
  • ramify
  • ray
  • release
  • scatter
  • scintillate
  • secrete
  • send out
  • separate
  • shed
  • sheen
  • shimmer
  • shine
  • shoot
  • shoot out
  • spangle
  • sparkle
  • spew
  • splay
  • split
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  • spray
  • spread
  • spread out
  • spring
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  • spurt
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  • stem
  • strew
  • throw out
  • transmit
  • twinkle
  • uncouple
  • unlink
  • unyoke
  • vent
  • wink
  • winkle
  • yield

ray

  • ace
  • arise
  • atom
  • bar
  • beam
  • bedazzle
  • bit
  • bite
  • blaze
  • blind
  • blink
  • branch
  • brighten
  • burn
  • chip
  • clipping
  • coruscate
  • crumb
  • dab
  • dash
  • daze
  • dazzle
  • derive
  • diffuse
  • dispel
  • disperse
  • dissipate
  • diverge
  • divide
  • dose
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  • driblet
  • drop
  • drop in the bucket
  • emanate
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  • fire
  • flake
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  • flare
  • flash
  • fleck
  • flicker
  • flow
  • flyspeck
  • fork
  • fragment
  • glare
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glint
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  • glitter
  • glow
  • grain
  • granule
  • handful
  • hint
  • hoot
  • illuminate
  • illumine
  • incandescence
  • iota
  • irradiate
  • irradiation
  • issue
  • jot
  • laser
  • lick
  • light
  • lighten
  • little
  • luminesce
  • luster
  • lustre
  • minim
  • minimum
  • mite
  • modicum
  • molecule
  • moonbeam
  • morsel
  • mote
  • nibble
  • nip
  • nubbin
  • ounce
  • paring
  • part
  • particle
  • patch
  • peanuts
  • pencil
  • pinch
  • portion
  • proceed
  • radiance
  • radiate
  • radiation
  • ramify
  • scatter
  • scattering
  • scintilla
  • scintillate
  • scrap
  • scruple
  • section
  • semblance
  • separate
  • shade
  • shadow
  • shaft
  • shard
  • shaving
  • sheen
  • shimmer
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  • shiver
  • shot
  • shred
  • skosh
  • sliver
  • smack
  • smatter
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  • smell
  • smidge
  • smidgen
  • smidgeon
  • smidgin
  • smithereens
  • snap
  • spangle
  • spark
  • sparkle
  • spatter
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  • splash
  • splay
  • splinter
  • split
  • spot
  • spotlight
  • spread
  • spring
  • sprinkling
  • stem
  • strain
  • streak
  • stream
  • sunbeam
  • sunburst
  • suspicion
  • syllable
  • tad
  • taste
  • tatter
  • tittle
  • touch
  • trace
  • twinkle
  • uncouple
  • unlink
  • unyoke
  • vestige
  • wave
  • whit
  • wink
  • winkle

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