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spark

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of spark

a very small amount

  • not a spark of interest in the actressʼs memoirs
Synonyms of spark

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), snap, soupçon, spatter, speck, splash, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, touch, trace
Words Related to spark

hoot, iota, jot, minim, minimum, modicum, semblance, syllable, tittle, vestige, whit

atom, dot, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, patch, scrap

dash, drop, pinch

part, portion, section

bite, nibble, taste

handful, scattering, smatter, smattering

dose, shot

chip, flake, fragment, shard, shiver, sliver, smithereens, splinter

shred, tatter

clipping, paring, shaving
Phrases Synonymous with spark

drop in the bucket
Near Antonyms of spark

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

volume

bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

chunk, hunk, lump, slab

spark

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of spark

1 to give off sparks

  • the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in
Synonyms of spark

scintillate, sparkle
Words Related to spark

flash, shine, twinkle

blaze, burn, combust, flame, flare (up), glow, light (up), radiate, scintillate

2 to cause to function

  • interesting questions that are designed to spark the readerʼs brain
Synonyms of spark

activate, actuate, crank (up), drive, move, run, set off, start, touch off, trigger, turn on
Words Related to spark

kick over, turn over

charge, electrify, energize, fire, fuel, generate, power, push

discharge, launch, release, switch, trip

reactivate, recharge

arouse, excite, jump-start, kick-start, stimulate, vitalize

ignite, incite, instigate, provoke, quicken, stir up

accelerate, catalyze, speed (up), step up
Near Antonyms of spark

arrest, brake, check, cut off, draw up, halt, jam, stall, stick, stop

decelerate, repress, slow, stunt, suppress
Antonyms of spark

cut, cut out, deactivate, kill, shut off, turn off

3 to rouse to strong feeling or action

  • President Kennedy's inspirational speeches sparked a generation of young idealists to enter the public arena
Synonyms of spark

arouse, encourage, excite, fire (up), impassion, incite, instigate, move, pique, provoke, rev (up), stimulate, stir
Words Related to spark

fan, ignite, inflame (also enflame), kindle, trigger

activate, animate, drive, energize, galvanize, induce, inspire, key (up), motivate, motive, pump up, quicken, set off, vitalize

abet, ferment, foment, raise, whip (up)

anger, enrage, madden, upset

jeer, taunt, tease

aggravate, annoy, bother, exasperate, gall, get, irritate, vex
Phrases Synonymous with spark

build a fire under
Near Antonyms of spark

calm, soothe, subdue, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

appease, mollify, pacify, placate

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