HALO Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

halo 1 of 2

noun

ˈhā-(ˌ)lō

as in aura

a special quality or impression associated with something the halo of unimpeachable honesty in which the politician had long basked

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as in glory

an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage a naturalistic depiction of Saint Peter that shows him as a humble fisherman and without the traditional halo

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halo

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verb

as in to beam

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Noun

Yet Wood’s piece pokes fun at her own artistic clout, not only by documenting some of her most ignorant critics but also by taking the form of a fringed throw blanket bedazzled with glass beads that coalesce into a halo around Wood’s self-portrait. —

K. L. H. Wells, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 Even the names of the various power moves carry visions of dynamism, athleticism, artistry and a whiff of danger: windmills, halos, head spins, airflares. —

Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2024

Verb

Nine, the new album from Blink-182, a band forever associated with adolescence even though the members’ mean age is now 44, arrives haloed in that great teenage emotion: embarrassment. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2019 The landlady remains a cipher, and yet a faint aspect of loss haloes her. —

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2019 See all Example Sentences for halo

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