glare
To stare at someone in an angry way; or that angry stare.
glare in a sentence
- The librarian glared at the giggling boys until they fell silent.
- If you take the last roast potato, Auntie June will glare at you across the table.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to glare?
- Asmile
- Bstare
- Cgrin
- Dbeam
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B: stare. The other three mean the opposite of glare.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to glare?
- Astare
- Bsmile
- Cfrown
- Dscowl
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B: smile. The other three mean nearly the same as glare.
Words that mean something similar
stare, scowl, frown
Words that mean the opposite
smile, grin, beam
Careful: glare is not scowl
A glare is an angry stare at someone. A scowl is an angry face, whoever is looking. Read why children mix them up.
More words about behaviour & manners
- gracious: Kind, polite and pleasant to others.
- grovel: To crawl or beg in an overly humble way to please someone.
- haphazard: Done in a messy way with no plan at all.
- hoard: To collect lots of things and hide them away.
- hoax: A trick that makes people believe something that is not true.
- hostile: Very unfriendly and ready to argue or fight.
- hygienic: Clean and free from germs that could spread illness.
- idle: Not busy or not in use, or not wanting to work.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test