Synonyms of rayed

rayed

verb

past tense of ray

1

as in shone

to emit rays of light

klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shone
• shined
• burnt
• glowed
• radiated
• beamed
• flashed
• flared
• illumined
• gleamed
• flickered
• burned
• lighted
• glittered
• illuminated
• fired
• glimmered
• lit
• glistened
• blazed
• shimmered
• glinted
• flamed
• spangled
• lustred
• glared
• sparkled
• twinkled
• sheened
• beat (down)
• brightened
• irradiated
• lustered
• winked
• blinded
• blinked
• lightened
• glistered
• scintillated
• winkled
• luminesced
• coruscated
• dazzled
• dazed
• bedazzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blackened
• darkened
• lowered
• loured

2

as in radiated

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• radiated
• branched
• derived
• stemmed
• emanated
• diverged
• flowed
• fanned (out)
• diffused
• forked
• dissipated
• arose
• splayed
• split
• divided
• dispersed
• separated
• proceeded
• scattered
• spread
• dispelled
• sprang
• ramified
• parted
• issued
• unyoked
• uncoupled
• sprung
• unlinked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• focused
• met
• concentrated
• focussed
• converged
• approached
• closed in (on)
• funneled
• funnelled
• neared
• centered (on)
• connected
• united
• linked
• joined
• centralized
• coupled