FLICKS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

flicks 1 of 2

noun

plural of flick

as in movies

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of flick

as in darts

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

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Recent Examples of flicks

Noun

Think YouTube, indie games, and more internet or social media artifacts functioning as de facto development labs for low-budget horror flicks. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026 Speaking of the Milwaukee Film Festival, its full lineup of nearly 250 flicks has been revealed. —

Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026 The San Fernando Valley native is a brilliant director who has made sprawling, messy epics about imperfect people synonymous with his name, like John Ford with Westerns or A24 with art house flicks. —

Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026 Comedies, dramas, action flicks, psychological thrillers; all of them added another layer to the cinematic experience. —

Okla Jones, Essence, 18 Mar. 2026 The San Fernando Valley native is a brilliant director who has made sprawling, messy epics about imperfect people synonymous with his name, like John Ford with Westerns or A24 with art house flicks. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 Jack Smith is a director who’s spent his career churning out microbudget horror flicks on his own rural property, using his own family as cast and crew. —

Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026 Fine-line flicks also made a quiet but noticeable debut on runways for Giorgio Armani Prive, Jovana Louis, and Prabal Gurung. —

Loren Savini, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026 There are elements borrowed from B-movie horror flicks, crime dramas, Broadway musicals and love stories, mashed together in bold and bizarre strokes. —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026

Verb

In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators. —

Jasmine Mendez follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 Brobbey flicks the ball into the path of Diarra, who carries it into the vacated space, before his shot deflects off Axel Tuanzebe and gives Sunderland the lead. —

Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026 As a director, his credits include A Family Man starring Gerard Butler, as well as the Liam Neeson flicks Honest Thief and Blacklight. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026 Think Judd Apatow flicks with Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, or sitcoms starring Charlie Sheen. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 Like a true professional, the actor quickly flicks the photo and extinguishes the blaze without ever breaking character — despite internally freaking out — to nail the perfect shot. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025 The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare. —

Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicks

Noun

There were three or four years in between each of the movies and that’s kind of a perfect example of where the evolution of technology really began to impact them.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Despite their work, the frontier myth continues to influence popular histories and portrayals of the West in media, ranging from books to movies to video games.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026