Synonyms of flashing

flashing 1 of 2

adjective

as in flickering

Related Words

• flickering
• winking
• gleaming
• blinding
• glancing
• glistening
• shimmering
• twinkling
• glittering
• glaring
• sparkling
• flaring
• scintillating
• flaming
• glimmering
• shimmery
• glinting
• scintillant
• blazing
• burning
• gemmy
• glistering
• aglitter
• agleam
• sunny
• shining
• ardent
• red-hot
• coruscant
• burnished
• fiery
• dazzling
• shiny
• shined
• polished
• incandescent
• combusting
• glowing
• radiant
• lambent
• beaming
• luminous
• lucent
• ablaze
• refulgent
• brilliant
• splendid
• effulgent
• lustrous
• lucid
• candescent
• bedazzling
• clear
• fulgent
• bright
• sheeny
• ultrabright
• superbright

Dissimilar Words

• dim
• dark
• dull
• darkened
• blackened
• dusky
• lackluster
• obscure
• unlit
• dimmed
• gloomy
• obscured
• pitch-black
• somber
• pitch-dark
• darkish
• darkling
• darksome
• lightless
• murky
• shadowy
• gray
• unbright
• cloudy
• pale
• shady
• unbrilliant
• tenebrous
• leaden
• sunless
• shadowlike
• palish

flashing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of flash

1

as in gleaming

to shoot forth bursts of light

the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleaming
• glinting
• shining
• glittering
• shimmering
• glistening
• twinkling
• sparkling
• glowing
• glimmering
• winking
• glancing
• flaming
• scintillating
• spangling
• glistering
• coruscating
• winkling
• lustering
• beaming
• blinding
• radiating
• dazzling
• flaring
• blazing
• glaring
• burning
• bedazzling
• dazing

2

as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention

flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displaying
• showing
• exhibiting
• waving
• exposing
• unveiling
• parading
• announcing
• producing
• flaunting
• strutting
• sporting
• showing off
• revealing
• laying out
• disporting
• proclaiming
• advertising
• brandishing
• posting
• blazing
• broadcasting
• flourishing
• discovering
• heralding
• trumpeting
• publicizing
• airing
• baring
• telling (of)
• divulging
• talking (about)
• sounding
• uncovering
• placarding
• unmasking
• uncloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• concealing
• hiding
• covering
• obscuring
• occluding
• veiling
• shrouding
• occulting
• curtaining
• enshrouding

3

as in twinkling

to shine with light at regular intervals

the disco lights flashed, and the revelers danced

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twinkling
• flickering
• blinking
• glinting
• glittering
• winking
• sparkling
• glistening
• flaring
• shimmering
• glimmering
• glancing
• scintillating
• spangling
• sparking
• glistering
• coruscating

4

as in announcing

to make known openly or publicly

flashed the news of the royal birth around the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announcing
• publishing
• proclaiming
• declaring
• posting
• advertising
• blaring
• blazing
• disclosing
• broadcasting
• heralding
• trumpeting
• publicizing
• promulgating
• annunciating
• running with
• releasing
• promoting
• sounding
• enunciating
• revealing
• giving out
• spreading
• blazoning
• showing
• placarding
• beating the drum (for or about)
• reporting
• disseminating
• barking
• crying
• ringing
• calling (off or out)
• informing
• introducing
• featuring
• notifying
• puffing
• imparting
• bulletining
• tolling
• manifesting
• plugging
• billboarding
• knelling
• communicating
• divulging
• billing
• intimating
• apprising
• gazetting
• handing down
• kithing
• advising
• blurbing
• pitching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concealing
• suppressing
• withholding
• silencing
• recalling
• revoking
• retracting
• hushing (up)
• recanting

Example Sentences

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 flashing sign of the new Arrive Hotel beckons me toward the action. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2026

In the 1990s, Tom Ford, during his tenure at Gucci, made the buttocks the center of attention with the help of a visibly flashing thong, while the Y2K trends of the ’00s targeted the midsection and declared crop tops socially acceptable. — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026

One afternoon as a rookie, listening to coaches drone on in a dark room with film cutups flashing in front of them, his head bobbed. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Oil is back above $100 a barrel, and the bond market is flashing warning signs that inflation expectations — on both the long and short ends — are on the rise. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Their disparate sonic elements form a dissonant but cohesive whole, wisps of trumpet and electronic woodwinds flashing by as quickly as flickering subway car lights. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

The engagement news came one day after Zendaya stepped out to the 2025 Golden Globes, flashing a diamond ring on her left-hand ring finger. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Currently, there are flashing lights on the floor beside track that alert riders that a train is approaching. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 22 July 2026

But Nickel had a solid spring, flashing a strong arm, decent accuracy and an ability to throw deftly on the run. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026