FLASH BACK (TO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

flash back (to)

verb

Definition of flash back (to)

as in to remember

to bring back to mind the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners

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And just remember that question for ⁠a couple of days from now, okay?

— Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Just remember that apps bypassing the VPN will expose your regular public IP address.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of remember

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Now owned by the state of Bavaria, the ⁠Kehlsteinhaus was classified after the war as a historical monument recalling the Nazi period.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Everyone was chatting and enjoying the beautiful weather, Spiro, a 36-year-old rabbi at Hill Havurah congregation in Washington, recalled.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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flash back (to)

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