Synonyms of wink

wink 1 of 2

noun

1

as in nap

a short sleep

I wasn't able to catch a wink during the entire flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nap
• doze
• snooze
• siesta
• catnap
• drowse
• forty winks
• kip
• rest
• slumber
• bed
• repose

2

as in minute

a very small space of time

I turned to look away, and in a wink he was gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minute
• heartbeat
• second
• moment
• twinkle
• instant
• twinkling
• nanosecond
• split second
• jiffy
• trice
• shake
• flash
• beat
• eyeblink
• jiff
• New York minute
• microsecond
• snatch
• spurt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• age
• eternity
• forever
• lifetime
• eon
• aeon
• infinity

wink

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to blink

to rapidly open and close one's eyes

she winked several times to get the dust and grit out of her eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blink
• squint
• flutter
• bat

2

as in to twinkle

to shine with light at regular intervals

a lighthouse was winking in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twinkle
• flash
• flicker
• blink
• sparkle
• glint
• glimmer
• flare
• shimmer
• glance
• glisten
• glitter
• spark
• scintillate
• glister
• spangle
• coruscate

3

as in to gleam

to shoot forth bursts of light

fireflies winking in the darkness beyond our campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleam
• glint
• twinkle
• flash
• shimmer
• sparkle
• glitter
• shine
• glimmer
• glisten
• glow
• glance
• lustre
• flame
• scintillate
• winkle
• glister
• spangle
• coruscate
• luster
• beam
• blind
• dazzle
• flare
• radiate
• glare
• blaze
• daze
• bedazzle
• burn

4

as in to ignore

to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful

the whole sporting world seems to wink as untold sums are bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignore
• forgive
• disregard
• tolerate
• connive
• excuse
• pardon
• overlook
• pass over
• brush (aside or off)
• gloss (over)
• shrug off
• condone
• gloze (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapprove (of)
• deny
• refuse
• frown (on or upon)
• disallow

Phrases Containing wink

• wink (at)
• wink (out)