FLICK Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of flick

as in to dart

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation

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flick

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noun

as in movie

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track we could catch a flick together next weekend

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Recent Examples of flick

Verb

The 26-year-old flicked a shot from the top of the 6-yard box off the left post, but slammed home the rebound. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The fire had engulfed the garage roof, with flames flicking nearby trees and threatening to spread beyond the garage. — Rob Moore, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Noun

Sullivan opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time on a creative back-heel flick that deflected in off the post. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Besson oversees another schlocky genre flick with a few bravura fight scenes but not much else going for it. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flick

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flick

Verb

Thank you to the San Francisco Zoo for their expertise darting the lion and documenting the scene.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Boley made the correct read, pulled the ball and darted around the left edge after the Jayhawks lost contain.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of dart

Verb

Behold the plight of the Ryan Murphy character, cursed to behave nonsensically and flit wildly from plotline to plotline based on the writer’s whims.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
City juggled negotiations with Gakpo and Ndiaye in the past seven days, enabling them to flit between the two depending on who was most desired or, in the event, most realistic.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flit

Noun

De Heer has spent more than 40 years in Tasmania, Australia, directing, writing and producing films across a broad range of genres and subjects.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
The same logic has already appeared in Ellen’s workshop for women in film, where authority gathers under the name of confession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of film

Verb

The dress included a long train, which trailed the actress on the arrival carpet, and was further augmented by a shoulder ornament of fabric that transitioned from fluttering waves to delicate tassels.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Tribute upon floral tribute—their petals, leaves, and memorial cards fluttering in the gentle breeze.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of flutter

Verb

In what is arguably the ballet’s climax, the Joffrey’s entire bench of 24 men performs as a spectacular corps de ballet, dancing out the frustration of being unable to find work when the 1920s crash into the ‘30s.

— Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Distant lights – maybe car lights or fireflies – dance across a pitch-black night scene.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026