INCANDESCENTLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

incandescently

adverb

Definition of incandescently

as in bright

in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light with lights burning as incandescently as the midday sun, soundstages on early color films often reached 100 degrees

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Recent Examples of incandescently His presence on camera—roiled, charming, vulnerable—is so incandescently alive. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 An incandescently perfect film? — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026 Carpenter gets several musical numbers, an obvious but entertaining love triangle with a sheepish Kermit and an incandescently jealous Miss Piggy, and plenty of opportunities for self-aware, PG-13 humor. — Judy Berman, Time, 3 Feb. 2026

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brightly

Adverb

Heading to their classrooms, children in top hats, crisp white shirts and ties dash up and down a staircase decorated with a riot of brightly colored posters.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
The two venues feel elegant and brightly lit, including a 17th-century hôtel particulier, or mansion, with vaulted stone ceilings on the bottom floor, and an Art Deco building across the Rue du Temple.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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