dazzle

The word “dazzle” has 2 syllables: daz-zle

It's pronounced as /ˈdæz.əl/


What is synonym and antonym for dazzle?

In the thesaurus, “dazzle” has 65 synonyms and 23 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for dazzle

  • astonish
  • awe
  • bedazzle
  • blaze
  • blind
  • blur
  • bowl over
  • brightness
  • brilliance
  • brilliancy
  • burnish
  • candor
  • confuse
  • daze
  • effulgence
  • excite
  • fascinate
  • fire
  • flame
  • flare
  • flash
  • flicker
  • fluorescence
  • glare
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glint
  • glisten
  • glitter
  • glitz
  • gloss
  • glow
  • hypnotize
  • illumination
  • impress
  • incandescence
  • lambency
  • light
  • lightness
  • luminance
  • luminescence
  • luminosity
  • luminousness
  • luster
  • lustre
  • lustrousness
  • overawe
  • overpower
  • overwhelm
  • polish
  • radiance
  • razzle-dazzle
  • refulgence
  • scintillation
  • sheen
  • shimmer
  • shine
  • shininess
  • sparkle
  • splendor
  • strike dumb
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • surprise
  • twinkle

Antonyms for dazzle

Meanings of dazzle

  • noun
    1. A light of dazzling brilliancy.
    2. Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
    3. A herd of zebra.
    4. Dazzle camouflage.
  • verb
    1. To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.
    2. To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
    3. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.

Example Sentences

  • The fireworks display never fails to dazzle the crowds on New Year's Eve.
  • Her performance on stage never failed to dazzle the audience.
  • The sunlight reflecting off the water seemed to dazzle every passerby.
  • The intricate details of the artwork were enough to dazzle anyone who gazed upon it.
  • His charm and charisma never failed to dazzle those around him.

On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dazzle, such as: astonish, awe, bedazzle, blackness, blaze, blind, blur.

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

Related Words

pageantry

  • adornment
  • affectation
  • array
  • ceremonial
  • ceremony
  • dazzle
  • decoration
  • dressing
  • embellishment
  • extravagance
  • extravaganza
  • fanciness
  • fanfare
  • flamboyance
  • flash
  • flashiness
  • flourish
  • foofaraw
  • formality
  • garishness
  • garnishment
  • gaudiness
  • glitter
  • glitz
  • grandeur
  • grandiosity
  • luridness
  • luxuriance
  • luxuriousness
  • magnificence
  • meretriciousness
  • mummery
  • opulence
  • ornamentation
  • ostentation
  • ostentatiousness
  • pageant
  • panoply
  • parade
  • pomp
  • pomposity
  • pretence
  • pretense
  • pretentiousness
  • razzle-dazzle
  • razzmatazz
  • richness
  • show
  • showiness
  • spectacle
  • splash
  • splendor
  • sumptuousness
  • swank
  • tawdriness
  • trimming
  • vulgarity

radiance

  • afterglow
  • aureola
  • aureole
  • aurora
  • beam
  • blaze
  • brightness
  • brilliance
  • brilliancy
  • burnish
  • candor
  • daylight
  • dazzle
  • delight
  • effulgence
  • fire
  • flame
  • flare
  • flash
  • flicker
  • fluorescence
  • gaiety
  • glare
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glint
  • glisten
  • glitter
  • gloss
  • glow
  • halo
  • illumination
  • incandescence
  • joy
  • lambency
  • light
  • lightness
  • luminance
  • luminescence
  • luminosity
  • luminousness
  • luster
  • lustre
  • lustrousness
  • moonlight
  • pleasure
  • polish
  • rapture
  • ray
  • reflection
  • refulgence
  • resplendence
  • scintillation
  • shaft
  • sheen
  • shimmer
  • shine
  • shininess
  • sparkle
  • splendor
  • streak
  • stream
  • sunbeam
  • sunlight
  • sunshine
  • twinkle
  • warmth

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
  • flash
  • flicker
  • flow
  • fork
  • give out
  • glare
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glint
  • glisten
  • glister
  • glitter
  • glow
  • gush
  • illuminate
  • illumine
  • irradiate
  • issue
  • jet
  • light
  • light up
  • lighten
  • 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
  • spout
  • spray
  • spread
  • spread out
  • spring
  • sprinkle
  • spurt
  • squirt
  • stem
  • strew
  • throw out
  • transmit
  • twinkle
  • uncouple
  • unlink
  • unyoke
  • vent
  • wink
  • winkle
  • yield

lambency

  • afterglow
  • aurora
  • beacon
  • blaze
  • bloom
  • blossom
  • blush
  • brightness
  • brilliance
  • brilliancy
  • bulb
  • burnish
  • candescence
  • candle
  • candor
  • coruscation
  • dawn
  • daybreak
  • daylight
  • daytime
  • dazzle
  • effulgence
  • emanation
  • fire
  • flame
  • flare
  • flash
  • flicker
  • fluorescence
  • flush
  • fulgor
  • glare
  • glaze
  • gleam
  • glimmer
  • glint
  • glisten
  • glitter
  • glitz
  • gloss
  • glow
  • gusto
  • heat
  • illumination
  • incandescence
  • intensity
  • iridescence
  • irradiation
  • lamp
  • lantern
  • light
  • lighthouse
  • lightness
  • luminance
  • luminescence
  • luminosity
  • luminousness
  • luster
  • lustre
  • lustrousness
  • morn
  • morning
  • opalescence
  • passion
  • patina
  • phosphorescence
  • polish
  • radiance
  • radiation
  • ray
  • refulgence
  • resplendence
  • rub
  • scintillation
  • sheen
  • shimmer
  • shine
  • shininess
  • show
  • sparkle
  • splendor
  • star
  • sun
  • sunbeam
  • sunrise
  • sunshine
  • taper
  • torch
  • twinkle
  • vividness
  • warmth
  • window

take aback

  • abash
  • affright
  • agitate
  • alarm
  • amaze
  • annoy
  • astonish
  • astound
  • awe
  • baffle
  • balk
  • beat
  • befuddle
  • bewilder
  • blindside
  • blow away
  • boggle
  • bolt
  • bother
  • bowl over
  • buffalo
  • bug
  • cause wonder
  • checkmate
  • chill
  • confound
  • confuse
  • consternate
  • daunt
  • daze
  • dazzle
  • demoralize
  • devastate
  • disarrange
  • discombobulate
  • discomfit
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • disillusion
  • dismay
  • dispirit
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • dumbfound
  • dumfound
  • electrify
  • embarrass
  • faze
  • flabbergast
  • floor
  • flummox
  • flurry
  • fluster
  • foil
  • foul up
  • fright
  • frighten
  • frustrate
  • get
  • get to
  • give a shock
  • give a turn
  • hinder
  • horrify
  • irk
  • jar
  • jolt
  • jump
  • knock for a loop
  • knock over
  • knock over with feather
  • leave aghast
  • leave open-mouthed
  • louse up
  • make jump
  • mess up
  • muck up
  • muddle
  • mystify
  • nonplus
  • outwit
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • overwhelm
  • paralyze
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • petrify
  • prevent
  • psych out
  • put off
  • put one away
  • puzzle
  • rattle
  • rock
  • ruffle
  • scare
  • scare to death
  • screw up
  • shake
  • shake up
  • shatter
  • shock
  • snafu
  • spook
  • spring
  • spring on
  • spring something on
  • stagger
  • start
  • startle
  • stick
  • strike dumb
  • strike with awe
  • stump
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • stymie
  • surprise
  • take breath away
  • take by surprise
  • terrify
  • terrorize
  • throw
  • throw a curve
  • throw into a tizzy
  • throw into tizzy
  • throw off balance
  • thunderstrike
  • thwart
  • trouble
  • trump
  • unbalance
  • underwhelm
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unnerve
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • upset the apple cart
  • vex
  • worry
  • worst

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