All those beautiful shiny decorations on the tree… well, they are only on the tree if you don’t have a cat. let’s look at some synonyms for the adjective (describing word) shiny.

Synonyms for “Shiny”

• Glittering (adj.) - “The Christmas tree lights are glittering”

• Twinkling (adj.) - “I love looking at the twinkling stars in the sky”

• Shimmery (adj.) - “When it snows at night, it looks shimmery under street lights”

• Glistening (adj.) - “The ice is glistening under the bright winter sun”

• Gleaming* (adj.) - “The football trophy is gleaming as the team hold it up high”

• Glinting* (adj.) - “I found my lost car keys because they glinted in the dark”

Summing Up

All of these adjectives are still used today, but gleaming and glinting sound slightly old-fashioned. That makes them great words for poetry and stories, though.

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