Synonyms & related words for ray

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ray — including beam, radiate, sunbeam. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ray

Explore words related to ray — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fogdog, asteriated, numbfish, irradiate, guitarfish, diactinic, interradial, rayless. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ray

Common synonyms for ray include beam, radiate, sunbeam — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ray come from?

The word ray breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ray, from Latin radius (“beam, spoke of a wheel”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.