Synonyms of spark

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verb

1

as in to sparkle

to give off sparks

the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sparkle
• glow
• flash
• shine
• burn
• scintillate
• flame
• twinkle
• blaze
• light (up)
• radiate
• flare (up)
• combust

2

as in to trigger

to cause to function

interesting questions that are designed to spark the reader's brain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trigger
• activate
• drive
• power
• generate
• ignite
• fuel
• move
• start
• provoke
• set off
• fire
• turn on
• actuate
• charge
• crank (up)
• run
• push
• touch off
• stimulate
• electrify
• energize
• launch
• switch
• arouse
• excite
• turn over
• release
• incite
• reactivate
• trip
• discharge
• accelerate
• catalyze
• recharge
• kick over
• instigate
• stir up
• jump-start
• quicken
• kick-start
• speed (up)
• vitalize
• step up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cut
• kill
• cut out
• shut off
• stop
• turn off
• check
• cut off
• brake
• halt
• stick
• arrest
• draw up
• suppress
• deactivate
• slow
• stall
• repress
• jam
• stunt
• decelerate

3

as in to provoke

to rouse to strong feeling or action

President Kennedy's inspirational speeches sparked a generation of young idealists to enter the public arena

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoke
• encourage
• stimulate
• inspire
• stir
• arouse
• excite
• incite
• motivate
• move
• motive
• instigate
• fire (up)
• ignite
• rev (up)
• pique
• trigger
• induce
• drive
• impassion
• galvanize
• kindle
• anger
• energize
• activate
• inflame
• build a fire under
• set off
• animate
• foment
• fan
• quicken
• vitalize
• enflame
• bother
• key (up)
• pump up
• ferment
• enrage
• whip (up)
• upset
• raise
• get
• tease
• abet
• annoy
• taunt
• aggravate
• irritate
• exasperate
• jeer
• vex
• madden
• gall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• soothe
• subdue
• tranquillize
• appease
• placate
• tranquilize
• pacify
• mollify

spark

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noun

as in glimmer

a very small amount

not a spark of interest in the actress's memoirs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glimmer
• splash
• shred
• hint
• sprinkling
• touch
• little
• bit
• speck
• lick
• trace
• tad
• particle
• ray
• dab
• streak
• scintilla
• suspicion
• handful
• smack
• pinch
• smidgen
• spatter
• smell
• sliver
• ounce
• dash
• strain
• crumb
• smidgeon
• dram
• minimum
• spot
• shade
• smidge
• nip
• drop
• bite
• ace
• fleck
• mite
• shadow
• scruple
• smidgin
• peanuts
• soupçon
• portion
• dose
• snap
• drop in the bucket
• modicum
• skosh
• taste
• part
• driblet
• grain
• semblance
• molecule
• whit
• mote
• atom
• jot
• fragment
• vestige
• iota
• syllable
• scrap
• section
• dot
• nibble
• patch
• smattering
• scattering
• tittle
• minim
• granule
• morsel
• hoot
• splinter
• shiver
• shard
• chip
• flake
• nubbin
• flyspeck
• tatter
• clipping
• smatter
• paring
• shaving
• shot
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plenty
• abundance
• mass
• wealth
• lot
• loads
• deal
• quantity
• mess
• bundle
• pile
• stack
• bucket
• barrel
• profusion
• heaps
• mountain
• raft
• bushel
• peck
• volume
• oodles
• boatload
• gobs
• fistful
• wad
• reams
• scads
• passel
• surplus
• excess
• lashings
• much
• embarrassment
• potful
• overflow
• lashins
• bonanza
• superabundance
• overabundance
• overkill
• surfeit
• superfluity
• chunk
• oversupply
• overage
• slab
• lump
• overmuch
• hunk