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

No one blinks at a pregnant Sarah constantly running through hails of gunfire — sans prenatal vitamins or a home. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

There’s an incredibly welcoming feel, and no staffer blinks an eye at accommodating a baby or rowdy teens. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Sugar leaves his hotel room to meet the bright new day just as his space-communication box blinks with the promise of a new message. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

The question is who blinks first. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Even after five years in the job, Alejo occasionally blinks in confusion at a line and turns to her laptop to google what these government and corporate bureaucracies are trying to say. — Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026

An engineer by training, Massie designed several patents — some on display in his office — as well as a debt calculator that blinks in flashing red numerals as the nation’s deficits pile up. — ABC News, 20 May 2026

Come evening, the nearby port lighthouse still blinks its green warning signal. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026

The executive blinks, not computing the correction. — Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026