FLICKERS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of flicker

as in movies

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track as a child, the future director would spend hours sitting in the theater, totally entranced by the flickers

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as in flurries

a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity usually there's a flicker in car sales when the new models come out

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as in hints

an almost imperceptible sign of something there was a flicker of recognition in her eye when I mentioned his name, but she denied knowing him

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flickers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flicker

as in flits

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh

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Recent Examples of flickers

Noun

This will allow Roman to hunt down exoplanets through flickers, or distortions, in starlight as planets pass in front of stars — assuming the distortions aren't due to starquakes, or some other stellar phenomena. —

Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths. —

Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026 But most of all, Australia showed flickers of the joy that fueled Hamilton for so much of his F1 success in the past. —

Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 The Bobcats showed flickers of promise, nearly defeating Troy and Georgia Southern in the regular season. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026 That accounts equally for Lily’s arch froideur and Diana’s enduring lack of self-worth, played by both actors with care and compassion, and contrasting flickers of vulnerability and resolve, respectively. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026 The penalty kill has remained strong, and while the power play has shown flickers of improvement, Colorado has scored just one more goal than its allowed (3-2) while playing with the extra man in this stretch. —

Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026 My favorite albums reckoned deliberately with our existential moment, offering flickers of hope and grace under pressure. —

Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 Northern flickers and other woodpeckers are just some of the birds that are attracted to viburnums. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2025

Verb

The two go to college together and then end up in the New York art world of the early ’90s, where their friendship flickers in and out despite the intensity of Ruth’s attachment. —

Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026 There, the experience flickers to life in the hotel’s moody, intimate Cafe La Vie on Tuesdays through Fridays. —

Dashae Engler, Midwest Living, 8 Apr. 2026 When the connection flickers back — sometimes for a mere 30 seconds — the conversations turn to life and death. —

Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 The Old Baths and Donkey Stand Remnants of Parkgate’s old resort life still flickers around the edges. —

Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026 Tory’s expression flickers, then settles. —

Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026 Curiosity flickers across his face when his submissive surprises him. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 As the camera pans out, the screen flickers, and House appears for a second. —

Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026 Those flickers or flashes were used to show intrusive thoughts or moments of wonder. —

Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026

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Turner Classic Movies, which first aired in 1994, took over classic movies as TNT began broadcasting more sports.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2026
Unlike most Marvel movies that have the complexity of a shopping list, this film is refreshingly deeper and boasts rare transformative arcs for various characters — and not just the lead.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026