BLINKS Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of blink

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

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as in squints

to rapidly open and close one's eyes I blinked for a few seconds after the camera flashed

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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

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as in stares

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise stood blinking at the ridiculous scene before him in utter disbelief

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blinks

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noun

plural of blink

as in glows

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Recent Examples of blinks

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With no easy answers to fill the budget gap in reach, whoever blinks first will likely have to propose some combination of new taxes, fees and government service cuts — a potentially toxic move in an election year, even if a necessary one. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 The top of the device has an 18-button keypad (0-9, Arm Stay, Arm Away, Arm Night, Police, Medical, Fire, Disarm, Cancel) and a status LED bar that blinks red when an alarm is triggered. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Time blinks by Kathy Vigiano measures time by how much her youngest son, John, has grown since her husband, NYPD Detective Joseph Vigiano, was killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 Order eggs Benedict topped with two generous heaps of caviar and no one blinks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 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 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

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Creative endeavor, in the space of a few hours, flashes its many faces, arduous and sexy, fleeting and fun.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
This option from Vantamo flashes a bright light and emits a 130-decibel sound from dual speakers whenever the top pin is pulled, alerting passersby of the emergency and scaring off potential assailants.

— Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of flashes

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Two small slots on each of those sides are there to hold available tritium vials so that the Apex V2 glows, making it (and the release buttons) easier to find in the dark.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Every nightfall is different — different seasonal colors, angels, weather, celestial glows, grasses and shadows.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of glows

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Or to be up high and see that, down below, a town is just a grid spread out on a map and nothing more, a grid that flickers with lights that spark on as the darkness commences.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
The red neon casting a Hopper-esque glow over the parking lot flickers as a train goes by.

— Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of flickers

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When an airless body, such as an asteroid, occults (or hides) a background star the star's light winks out in an instant, before suddenly reappearing.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
When new employee Theint (Nandar Myint Lwin) tells a white lie to cover for her after an unauthorized bathroom break, San Kyi’s face turns positively radiant with gratitude, while Teint merely winks in response.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of winks

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Fielder is not conventionally attractive, concedes Breca, a 26-year-old bisexual man in Pennsylvania, but the filmmaker’s salt-and-pepper hair and stubble did something for Breca nonetheless.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Zidni concedes that the matching fund on its own won’t help independent producers who lack overseas contacts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026