Synonyms of lamps

lamps

noun

plural of lamp

as in lights

something that provides illumination

I didn't realize it had gotten so dark in the room until my wife came in and turned on the lamp, momentarily blinding me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lights
• candles
• headlights
• lightings
• flashlights
• illuminants
• beacons
• chandeliers
• lanterns
• candelabra
• electrics
• streetlights
• sconces
• candelabras
• floodlights
• light bulbs
• spotlights
• arc lamps
• gaslights
• lighthouses
• fluorescent lamps
• incandescent lamps
• flashbulbs
• klieg lights
• flares
• sun lamps
• flashes
• flashcubes
• dark lanterns
• girandoles
• gasoliers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lamps

Ahern’s use case — the same lamps migrating from bathside to kitchen counter to summer garden — is the tell. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Her Calla Lily sconces show her mirthful approach, also embodied in her towering egg and pear lamps. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026

The group is equipped with head lamps, closed toe-shoes and not nearly enough mosquito spray. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

The lists also included toys, fireworks, artificial flowers, Christmas tree lamps and other holiday decorations, and children’s car seats. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

The notice said residents were living in threadbare conditions, without space to hang their clothes and lacking nightstands and lamps. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Coover rested an elbow on the bar and crossed one cowboy boot over the other, his fist-size belt buckle shining under the Tiffany lamps and copper ceilings. — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Because there is no flame, wick or hot wax pool, candle warmer lamps remove the most common fire risks tied to traditional candle burning. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026