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flash

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of flash

lasting only for a short time

  • flash floods in the local area
Synonyms of flash

brief, deciduous, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory
Words Related to flash

little, short, shortish

acting, interim, provisional, short-term
Near Antonyms of flash

lifelong

continuing, durable, persistent

imperishable, indefectible, indestructible
Antonyms of flash

ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending

flash

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of flash

1 a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity

  • a flash of last-minute trips to the grocery store before the onset of the big snowstorm
Synonyms of flash

burst, flare, flare-up, flicker, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst, spurt
Words Related to flash

recrudescence, recurrence, renewal

binge, jag, spree

boost, increase, pickup, upswing, upturn

epidemic, eruption, explosion, paroxysm

deluge, flood, rush, spate, surge, volley

commotion, furor, uproar
Near Antonyms of flash

calm, doldrums, slump

2 a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

  • a much-needed flash of humor during the otherwise boring lecture
Synonyms of flash

agony, blaze, burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, flare-up, flush, gale, gush, gust, outburst, paroxysm, spasm, storm
Words Related to flash

blowup, grouch, rage, tantrum

ecstasy, rapture, transport

delirium, firestorm, frenzy, furor

3 a very small space of time

  • the shower will be over in a flash
Synonyms of flash

beat, eyeblink, heartbeat, instant, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink
Words Related to flash

microsecond

snatch, spurt
Near Antonyms of flash

aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever

infinity, lifetime

4 something extraordinary or surprising

  • the new goalie for our hockey team was apparently quite a flash in his hometown
Synonyms of flash

caution, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, sensation, splendor, wonder
Words Related to flash

curiosity, sight, spectacle

beauty, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, knockout

apparition, appearance

5 excessive or unnecessary display

  • the expensive clothes, the luxury cars, and other apparent signs of success are all flash that belie the fact that the family is up to its ears in debt
Synonyms of flash

flamboyance, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pretentiousness, showiness, swank
Words Related to flash

pretense (or pretence)

éclat, extravaganza, mummery, pageant, parade, show

dazzle, fanfare, foofaraw, pageantry, pomp, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz, spectacle

adornment, decoration, dressing, embellishment, garnishment, ornamentation, trimming

extravagance, fanciness, luxuriance, luxuriousness, magnificence, opulence, richness, sumptuousness

luridness

meretriciousness, tawdriness, vulgarity
Near Antonyms of flash

conservativeness, moderation, modesty, restraint, simplicity, understatement

elegance, gracefulness, tastefulness

minimalism
Antonyms of flash

austerity, plainness, severity

flash

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flash

1 to shoot forth bursts of light

  • the actressʼs diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award
Synonyms of flash

coruscate, flame, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, luster (or lustre), scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle
Words Related to flash

beam, radiate, shine

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

blaze, burn, flare, glare, glow

2 to present so as to invite notice or attention

  • flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner
Synonyms of flash

display, disport, exhibit, expose, flaunt, lay out, parade, produce, show, show off, sport, strut, unveil
Words Related to flash

brandish, flourish, wave

advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, herald, placard, post, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet

divulge, talk (about), tell (of)

bare, discover, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask
Near Antonyms of flash

camouflage, disguise, mask

conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occlude, occult, shroud, veil

3 to shine with light at regular intervals

  • the disco lights flashed, and the revelers danced
Synonyms of flash

blink, twinkle, wink
Words Related to flash

coruscate, flare, flicker, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, spark, sparkle

4 to make known openly or publicly

  • flashed the news of the royal birth around the world
Synonyms of flash

advertise, announce, annunciate, blare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound, trumpet
Words Related to flash

bark, call (off or out), cry

bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette [chiefly British]

knell, ring, toll

blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff

disseminate, spread

disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe [chiefly Scottish], manifest, report, reveal, show

advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify

communicate, impart, intimate
Phrases Synonymous with flash

beat the drum (for or about), run with
Near Antonyms of flash

conceal, hush (up), silence, suppress, withhold

recall, recant, retract, revoke

Synonym Discussion of flash

flash, gleam, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, glimmer, shimmer mean to send forth light. flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light.
    • lightning flashed
gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background.
    • lights gleamed in the valley
glint implies a cold glancing light.
    • glinting steel
sparkle suggests innumerable moving points of bright light.
    • the sparkling waters
glitter connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming.
    • glittering diamonds
glisten applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface.
    • glistening wet sidewalk
glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam.
    • a distant glimmering light
shimmer means shining with a wavering light.
    • a shimmering satin dress

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