Synonyms of blinked

blinked

verb

past tense of blink

1

as in twinkled

to shine with light at regular intervals

she loves to sit in the dark and watch the lights on the Christmas tree blink in ever-changing patterns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twinkled
• flickered
• flashed
• winked
• glinted
• sparkled
• shimmered
• glanced
• glimmered
• glistened
• glittered
• flared
• sparked
• glistered
• spangled
• scintillated
• coruscated

2

as in squinted

to rapidly open and close one's eyes

I blinked for a few seconds after the camera flashed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squinted
• winked
• fluttered
• batted

3

as in succumbed

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

for two days the nations stood on the brink of war, until one finally blinked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• conceded
• submitted
• bowed
• surrendered
• relented
• capitulated
• budged
• yielded
• quit
• gave in
• acquiesced
• knuckled under
• said uncle
• threw in the towel
• deferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• fought
• contended
• confronted
• faced
• met
• opposed
• countered
• objected
• defied
• repelled
• battled
• held off
• thwarted
• withstood
• combated
• breasted

4

as in stared

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

stood blinking at the ridiculous scene before him in utter disbelief

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stared
• gazed
• gawked
• peered
• gaped
• glared
• goggled
• gawped
• rubbernecked
• glowered
• watched
• gloated
• eyed
• leered
• fixated
• ogled
• perused
• considered
• studied
• regarded
• observed
• stared down
• pored (over)
• outstared
• outfaced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glanced
• glimpsed
• peeked
• scanned
• peeped
• dipped (into)
• winked (at)
• browsed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blinked

But the United States elected to sit on the sidelines again, and Europe blinked, opting for talks with Beijing, with an October deadline set by Europe to take concrete steps toward reducing China’s trade surplus. — Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026

Barely anyone blinked, perhaps because so few have seen it yet. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Others idled at the edge of the firelight while the red lights of a surveillance blimp blinked over the mountains to the east. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

No one would’ve blinked if the Sox had lost in similar fashion in any season from 2023-25. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Streetlights blinked yellow Monday as the faithful walked to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

That changed in 2013, when a small, dark body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus passed in front of a star and blinked twice on either side of the main event, revealing two narrow rings around an object barely 250 kilometers across. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026

Dave Pasch made it five or six seconds into the sentence before the booth blinked out. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

While the sign has previously blinked one side at a time, appearing to rotate clockwise, Rand does not plan to have the lights blink moving forward. — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2026