Synonyms of winks

winks 1 of 2

noun

plural of wink

1

as in naps

a short sleep

I wasn't able to catch a wink during the entire flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naps
• dozes
• catnaps
• forty winks
• siestas
• reposes
• slumbers
• rests
• snoozes
• drowses
• kips
• beds

2

as in minutes

a very small space of time

I turned to look away, and in a wink he was gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minutes
• heartbeats
• seconds
• moments
• twinkles
• shakes
• instants
• flashes
• nanoseconds
• eyeblinks
• twinklings
• trices
• split seconds
• beats
• jiffs
• jiffies
• snatches
• New York minutes
• microseconds
• spurts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ages
• eons
• aeons
• eternities
• lifetimes
• forevers
• infinities

winks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wink

1

as in blinks

to rapidly open and close one's eyes

she winked several times to get the dust and grit out of her eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blinks
• squints
• flutters
• bats

2

as in twinkles

to shine with light at regular intervals

a lighthouse was winking in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twinkles
• flashes
• flickers
• blinks
• sparkles
• glints
• glances
• shimmers
• flares
• glimmers
• glitters
• glistens
• sparks
• spangles
• scintillates
• glisters
• coruscates

3

as in gleams

to shoot forth bursts of light

fireflies winking in the darkness beyond our campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleams
• flashes
• glints
• twinkles
• shimmers
• sparkles
• glances
• shines
• glitters
• glistens
• glimmers
• glows
• flames
• winkles
• scintillates
• spangles
• lustres
• beams
• glisters
• coruscates
• lusters
• dazzles
• radiates
• glares
• blinds
• flares
• dazes
• bedazzles
• blazes
• burns

4

as in ignores

to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful

the whole sporting world seems to wink as untold sums are bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignores
• connives
• forgives
• tolerates
• disregards
• overlooks
• condones
• pardons
• brushes (aside or off)
• excuses
• shrugs off
• passes over
• glosses (over)
• glozes (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapproves (of)
• refuses
• denies
• frowns (on or upon)
• disallows

Phrases Containing winks

• forty winks