Synonyms of blinks

blinks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blink

1

as in twinkles

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

• twinkles
• flashes
• flickers
• winks
• sparkles
• glints
• glistens
• glances
• shimmers
• glimmers
• flares
• glitters
• sparks
• scintillates
• spangles
• coruscates
• glisters

2

as in squints

to rapidly open and close one's eyes

I blinked for a few seconds after the camera flashed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squints
• winks
• flutters
• bats

3

as in succumbs

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

• succumbs
• concedes
• submits
• surrenders
• bows
• relents
• budges
• capitulates
• quits
• yields
• acquiesces
• gives in
• knuckles under
• throws in the towel
• defers
• says uncle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resists
• contends
• meets
• fights
• confronts
• faces
• counters
• opposes
• breasts
• objects
• defies
• repels
• withstands
• holds off
• combats
• battles
• thwarts

4

as in stares

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

stood blinking at the ridiculous scene before him in utter disbelief

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stares
• gazes
• gawks
• gapes
• glares
• goggles
• peers
• gawps
• gloats
• rubbernecks
• glowers
• watches
• fixates
• eyes
• ogles
• leers
• peruses
• observes
• considers
• stares down
• regards
• pores (over)
• studies
• outstares
• outfaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glances
• glimpses
• peeks
• scans
• dips (into)
• peeps
• winks (at)
• browses

blinks

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noun

plural of blink

as in glows

Related Words

• glows
• twinkles
• sparkles
• glares
• flickers
• gleams
• glints
• shimmers
• shines
• glimmers
• luminances
• irradiations
• polishes
• glistens
• lusters
• sheens
• glosses
• illuminations
• burnishes
• finishes
• glazes
• luminosities
• iridescences
• luminescences
• brilliances
• radiances
• refulgences
• radiancies

Dissimilar Words

• obscurities
• glooms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blinks

Verb

The beauty of this method is that the camera only blinks every 30 seconds. —Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026

When a media company acquires another media company, nobody blinks. —Jonathan Hunt, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026

Just a microphone that never blinks, never takes a break and never misses a shift. —Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026

But spotting when a star blinks for a fraction of a second as an asteroid passes in front of it from our perspective on Earth is incredibly challenging. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026

Nobody seems to believe in Detroit in the postseason yet, which is partly a result of the Pistons not having won a playoff series since (checks notes) … (blinks and checks notes a second time) … 2008, and partly a result of legitimate questions about their iffy perimeter shooting. —John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026

Downtime on the set A few blinks later, crews wheeled in a larger-than-life, powder blue prop for the next episode and the contestants lined back up again, ready to take on a new task. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026

Between scenes, for instance, the illuminated proscenium blinks ominously, as if in code. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026

Every time the user blinks, their eyelid rubs against the PDMS contact lens. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026