Synonyms of winking

winking 1 of 2

adjective

as in glancing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glancing
• flashing
• twinkling
• glistening
• flickering
• glaring
• blinding
• gleaming
• shimmering
• glittering
• sparkling
• flaring
• glinting
• shimmery
• glimmering
• scintillating
• scintillant
• aglitter
• flaming
• agleam
• blazing
• gemmy
• ardent
• sunny
• burning
• glistering
• shining
• coruscant
• burnished
• fiery
• red-hot
• dazzling
• beaming
• lambent
• incandescent
• polished
• shined
• combusting
• radiant
• luminous
• brilliant
• shiny
• glowing
• effulgent
• refulgent
• splendid
• ablaze
• lucent
• candescent
• lucid
• fulgent
• lustrous
• bedazzling
• clear
• sheeny
• bright
• ultrabright
• superbright

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dim
• dusky
• dark
• dull
• darkened
• obscure
• blackened
• lackluster
• gloomy
• somber
• sombre
• darkling
• unlit
• pitch-black
• dimmed
• obscured
• pitch-dark
• lightless
• shadowy
• murky
• darkish
• pale
• darksome
• shady
• cloudy
• unbright
• gray
• unbrilliant
• grey
• leaden
• tenebrous
• sunless
• shadowlike
• palish

winking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of wink

1

as in squinting

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

• squinting
• blinking
• fluttering
• batting

2

as in twinkling

to shine with light at regular intervals

a lighthouse was winking in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twinkling
• flashing
• flickering
• blinking
• glinting
• glittering
• glistening
• sparkling
• shimmering
• flaring
• glancing
• glimmering
• scintillating
• spangling
• coruscating
• sparking
• glistering

3

as in gleaming

to shoot forth bursts of light

fireflies winking in the darkness beyond our campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleaming
• flashing
• glinting
• glittering
• shimmering
• shining
• twinkling
• glistening
• sparkling
• glancing
• glimmering
• glowing
• flaming
• winkling
• scintillating
• spangling
• coruscating
• glistering
• beaming
• lustring
• lustering
• radiating
• blinding
• dazzling
• glaring
• flaring
• blazing
• bedazzling
• burning
• dazing

4

as in ignoring

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

• ignoring
• conniving
• tolerating
• overlooking
• disregarding
• forgiving
• condoning
• excusing
• pardoning
• brushing (aside or off)
• passing over
• glossing (over)
• shrugging off
• glozing (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• refusing
• frowning (on or upon)
• disapproving (of)
• disallowing