Synonyms of flickering

flickering 1 of 2

adjective

as in flaring

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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

• hanging
• floating
• hovering