FLASHED Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

flashed

verb

past tense of flash

as in gleamed

to shoot forth bursts of light the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award

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as in displayed

to present so as to invite notice or attention flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner

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as in twinkled

to shine with light at regular intervals the disco lights flashed, and the revelers danced

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as in announced

to make known openly or publicly flashed the news of the royal birth around the world

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Recent Examples of flashed There were many more, though, when his hockey IQ and competitive motor flashed against NHL competition. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Rookie fifth-round running back Emmett Johnson flashed vision in the opener, finishing with 12 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown erased by a holding call on Hunter Nourzad. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Robertson hand picks audience members and forces them to choose between four options flashed up on screen. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 And Kardashian isn’t the only one who has flashed a little bra in recent months. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026 He was beloved in the locker room and took to mentorship well and flashed as a blitzer several times. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026 Calls to 911 released Monday in the aftermath of last week’s lightning deaths in Margate revealed a neighborhood in panic as a mother and child were struck down and bolts of electricity flashed through the sky. — David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Keelan Marion, who flashed at times this training camp, is unlikely to be brought back — the Falcons have more receivers above him on their roster. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Moore, who had six interceptions for the national champion Indiana Hoosiers last season, flashed early in camp but couldn’t sustain his momentum. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashed

Verb

In front of the Jabara family, the turquoise waters of Torch Lake gleamed alluringly in the July heat.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Further details can only be gleamed from the photos, but what’s plain to see is that the shoe shares much of the same shape as the LeBron 23.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of gleamed

Verb

After sitting behind Dillon Gabriel for a season, Moore displayed considerable progress in 2025 and played with more poise than when he was thrust into the starting role at UCLA as a true freshman in 2023.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of displayed

Verb

Before a big night out or even just dinner with friends, lids twinkled, cheekbones caught the light from every angle, and lip gloss doubled as a mirror.

— Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Animated pixie dust twinkled on the screen, courtesy of the fairy, Tinker Bell.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of twinkled

Verb

The new equipment was announced at an industry conference in Wuxi, China, on September 2 and covers several key stages of semiconductor production.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
After starting, the student said, Carleen leaders announced the program would actually take nine months to complete.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of announced

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After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

Definition of glinted

Verb

Sinéty’s first retrospective, on view now at the Jeu de Paume, marks a growing interest in an artist whose work was barely published, and only twice exhibited, in her lifetime.

— Felix Bazalgette, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhibited

Verb

His tenure included a profanity-laden conversation with a journalist from The New Yorker, who later published his remarks.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The third novel in the series, ‘Save Us’, published by LYX, serves as the basis for Season 3 of the German-language series.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026