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

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

Birdie blinked slowly to clear her eyes, then carefully pressed the cold metal of the knife against her cheek. — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026