Synonyms of flares

flares 1 of 2

noun

plural of flare

1

as in bursts

a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity

a flare in gift card sales around graduation time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• flurries
• outbursts
• outbreaks
• flutters
• flashes
• surges
• eruptions
• spurts
• flickers
• flare-ups
• increases
• recurrences
• explosions
• renewals
• floods
• boosts
• rushes
• pickups
• upturns
• sprees
• upswings
• jags
• volleys
• paroxysms
• epidemics
• recrudescences
• binges
• commotions
• deluges
• spates
• furors
• uproars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doldrums
• slumps
• calms

2

as in explosions

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

ended the quarrel with a stunning flare of swearwords

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explosions
• bursts
• outbursts
• eruptions
• flashes
• blazes
• gusts
• spasms
• flushes
• storms
• gales
• fits
• paroxysms
• flare-ups
• gushes
• rages
• agonies
• frenzies
• ebullitions
• tantrums
• blowups
• transports
• raptures
• ecstasies
• grouches
• deliriums
• firestorms
• furors

3

as in glows

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

in the darkness the flare of a single match might be seen by enemy troops

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glows
• glares
• lights
• gleams
• glints
• illuminations
• beams
• blazes
• shines
• flashes
• radiances
• fluorescences
• luminescences
• twinkles
• sunlights
• glimmers
• sparkles
• rays
• shimmers
• scintillations
• incandescences
• haloes
• reflections
• aurorae
• moonlights
• auroras
• streaks
• glitters
• halos
• daylights
• aureoles
• sunbeams
• lustres
• sheens
• sunshines
• streams
• afterglows
• shafts
• lusters
• polishes
• glosses
• aureolae
• glistens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• nights
• glooms
• darks
• dusks

flares

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flare

as in burns

to shine with a bright harsh light

floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burns
• glows
• glares
• flames
• flashes
• blazes
• gleams
• beams
• sparkles
• beats
• glances
• glints
• radiates
• shimmers
• twinkles
• glitters
• glistens
• glimmers
• blinds
• dazzles
• scintillates
• glisters
• bedazzles
• dazes