dazzlingly \ ˈda-z(ə-)liŋ-lē \ adverb
a dazzlingly beautiful display
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
Synonyms: Synonyms
- beaming,
- bedazzling,
- bright,
- brilliant,
- candescent,
- clear,
- effulgent,
- fulgent,
- glowing,
- incandescent,
- lambent,
- lucent,
- lucid,
- luminous,
- lustrous,
- radiant,
- refulgent,
- sheeny,
- shining,
- shiny,
- splendid
Synonyms: Antonyms
Recent Examples on the Web
//Jackson, in his second season, put on another dazzling display Sunday by completing 15 of 17 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns and finishing with a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in a 49-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, "Preston: Other NFL teams can try, but Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is too rare to be duplicated," 10 Nov. 2019
//During his start in Game 7 of the World Series, Greinke put on a dazzling defensive display, recording five assists in 7 ⅓ innings.
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Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros' Zack Greinke wins 6th consecutive Gold Glove," 3 Nov. 2019
//His dazzling displays during last season's run to the Copa del Rey semi-final proved to the world that Vinícius could hang with the seniors, but that form is yet to fully carry over into La Liga.
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SI.com, "Ranking All 10 of the Kopa Trophy Nominees 2019," 22 Oct. 2019
//In a dazzling opening sequence played to a rap beat, the camera flies over a jewel-like Naples by night, filled with futuristic giant murals and flickering lights.
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Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Mayor of Rione Sanita' ('Il sindaco di Rione Sanita'): Film Review | Venice 2019," 30 Aug. 2019
//But neither of those was as much of a loud belly-flop as Warner Bros.' adaptation of Donna Tart's dazzling novel The Goldfinch.
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Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Notebook: Lots of Good, But Not Great, at Fall Film Festivals This Year," 14 Sep. 2019
//Félix now ranks as one of European soccer’s most dazzling young prospects, earmarked as the standard-bearer of a new generation.
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New York Times, "João Félix Is in a Hurry. So Is Everyone Else.," 12 Sep. 2019
//His dazzling creative talents were on full display.
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Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Top 100 NBA Players of 2020," 12 Sep. 2019
//When smartphone owners pull up Robinhood’s investment app, they’re greeted with a variety of dazzling touches: bursts of confetti to celebrate transactions, the price of bitcoin in neon pink and a list of popular stocks to trade.
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David Ingram, NBC News, "With confetti and cryptocurrency, stock app Robinhood nudges investors toward risk," 12 Sep. 2019
First Known Use of dazzling
1581, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries near dazzling
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofdazzling
giving off or reflecting much light
- the attraction that the dazzling lights of Broadway have for many young performers
- beaming,
- bedazzling,
- bright,
- brilliant,
- candescent,
- clear,
- effulgent,
- fulgent,
- glowing,
- incandescent,
- lambent,
- lucent,
- lucid,
- luminous,
- lustrous,
- radiant,
- refulgent,
- sheeny,
- shining,
- shiny,
- splendid
- agleam,
- aglitter,
- blinding,
- coruscant,
- flaring,
- flashing,
- flickering,
- gemmy,
- glancing,
- glaring,
- gleaming,
- glimmering,
- glinting,
- glistening,
- glistering,
- glittering,
- scintillant,
- scintillating,
- shimmering,
- shimmery,
- sparkling,
- sunny,
- twinkling,
- winking
- blackened,
- dark,
- darkened,
- darkish,
- darkling,
- darksome,
- dimmed,
- dusky,
- gloomy,
- lightless,
- murky,
- obscure,
- obscured,
- pitch-black,
- pitch-dark,
- somber
- (or sombre),
- sunless,
- tenebrous,
- unlit
to overpower with light
- skiers were dazzled by the glare off of the slopes of freshly packed snow