Synonyms of flickering

flickering 1 of 2

adjective

as in flaring

Related Words

• flaring
• aglow
• smoldering
• glowing
• live
• lit
• burning
• flaming
• aflame
• blazing
• kindled
• ignited
• inflamed
• alight
• afire
• searing
• fiery
• broiling
• sizzling
• scorching
• combusting
• conflagrant
• roasting
• ablaze
• piping hot
• scalding
• burned
• scorched
• red-hot
• singed
• seared
• charred
• hot
• incinerated

Dissimilar Words

• dead
• extinguished
• stamped (out)
• damped
• smothered
• choked
• quenched
• snuffed (out)
• suffocated
• doused

flickering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of flicker

as in darting

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darting
• flitting
• fluttering
• dancing
• flicking
• flying
• scurrying
• zipping
• wandering
• flirting
• flittering
• sailing
• speeding
• scuttling
• zooming
• sprinting
• scampering
• skipping
• roaming
• zinging
• dashing
• skittering
• meandering
• scudding
• shooting
• rambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging
• floating
• hovering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flickering

Adjective

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

Verb

But there is still hope in a season with 13 games left and Super Bowl dreams flickering. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Spend enough time moving through Tokyo, and their faces have a way of finding you, like flickering across the screens mounted behind taxi headrests. — Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

The apparently bulky buildings and trees of the 3D game world around us would actually be pixels flickering on a flat screen. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Visitors to the theater have reported cold air on hot days, lights mysteriously flickering off and strange activity in the balcony. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

In the flickering flame of firelight, the stutters take on a zoetrope effect, creating the illusion of rhinos in motion. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Soon, the pincher floats free of her consciousness, briefly inhabiting the mind of Pola or Ines before flickering back into herself. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

To be fair, Snyder, who’s also credited as the film’s cinematographer, captures no shortage of admittedly stirring images throughout, especially those involving flickering light and brooding shadows. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

The Marlins’ fleeting, flickering hopes of a playoff berth grew dimmer Saturday when the Cubs beat them for the second day in a row, continuing an inauspicious start to an important nine-game homestand. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026