FLASHING Synonyms: 201 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in flickering

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verb

present participle of flash

as in gleaming

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 displaying

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 twinkling

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

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as in announcing

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

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Recent Examples of flashing

Adjective

Its primary food source is the winter firefly (Diaphanes lampyroides), which attracts mates with a continuous, non-flashing light. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025

Verb

The officers, wearing reflective vests, were outside their patrol cars, which were set in place with flashing lights to detour motorists, police said. —

Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 Moments later, the alarm began flashing, Caceres said. —

Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Make sure to use flashing tape to ensure a good seal between material, especially since a porch is going to be exposed to the elements. —

Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026 Court records show he was also charged with failure to stop at a stop sign or flashing red light, failure to heed to a siren, a window tinting violation, and having a fake or altered tag or registration. —

Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026 However, Miami Police spokesman Michael Vega confirmed to the Herald after the citations became available that, according to the officer’s account, the red and blue lights on the rear of the SUV were flashing at the time of the stop. —

Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 One van was stopped, lights flashing and siren blaring, as protesters surrounded it. —

Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Momentum has stayed elevated without flashing the kind of exhaustion signals that would give pause, which keeps the technical picture clean heading into what should be a decisive test of $300. —

Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 June 2026 Robinson then ripped off a 53-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of Louisville’s playoff win over the Battlehawks on Sunday, flashing some impressive speed in the process. —

Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashing

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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.

— Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022