Synonyms of flicked

flicked

verb

past tense of flick

as in darted

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darted
• flitted
• fluttered
• danced
• flickered
• scurried
• flew
• zipped
• wandered
• flirted
• flittered
• sailed
• sped
• sprinted
• skittered
• scuttled
• scampered
• zoomed
• roamed
• dashed
• zinged
• skipped
• meandered
• shot
• scudded
• rambled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hung
• floated
• hovered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flicked

Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

That’s the good life for a family that rarely flicked on the television in their childhood home. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Over two hours away through miles of dense forest, before any stadium lights flicked on in Summit at Southwest Mississippi Community College, Nolan’s coaches and teammates found several ways to remember their promising recruit Thursday. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

The toads had gone rogue, consuming native frogs, birds, insects, small marsupials, even Ping-Pong balls and cigarette butts flicked toward them at pubs—almost everything except the swarms of sugarcane beetles they had been imported to feed on. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Standing up, the Ghost actress dramatically flicked back her signature waist-length sleek black hair and spun around, ready to get to work on the girls. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 July 2026

France trailed 4-0 when Mbappé flicked a shot past goalkeeper Dean Henderson in the 48th minute. — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Her first goal came off a feed from Kimmi Ascanio; Byars flicked the deft cross into the back of the net, just past Current goalkeeper Marisa Jordan. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026