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1
to give off sparks
- the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in
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2
to cause to function
- interesting questions that are designed to spark the reader's brain
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3
to rouse to strong feeling or action
- President Kennedy's inspirational speeches sparked a generation of young idealists to enter the public arena
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- calm,
- soothe,
- subdue,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
spark
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of spark (Entry 2 of 2)
a very small amount
- not a spark of interest in the actress's memoirs
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- ace,
- bit,
- crumb,
- dab,
- dram,
- driblet,
- glimmer,
- hint,
- lick,
- little,
- mite,
- nip,
- ounce,
- particle,
- peanuts,
- ray,
- scintilla,
- scruple,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shred,
- skosh,
- smack,
- smell,
- smidgen
- (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge),
- snap,
- soupçon,
- spatter,
- speck,
- splash,
- spot,
- sprinkling,
- strain,
- streak,
- suspicion,
- tad,
- touch,
- trace
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- abundance,
- barrel,
- boatload,
- bucket,
- bundle,
- bushel,
- deal,
- fistful,
- gobs,
- heaps,
- lashings
- (also lashins)
- [chiefly British],
- loads,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mountain,
- much,
- oodles,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plenty,
- potful,
- profusion,
- quantity,
- raft,
- reams,
- scads,
- stack,
- wad,
- wealth
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“Spark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spark. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of spark was before the 12th century
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