Flash

/flæʃ/

Synonyms for "flash" (376 found)

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Closest matches (76)

Noun(9 words)

flare instantblink of an eyeblinking blip blips bright brilliant burst

advertise air antelope arrowautomatic responsebackfire bangbe brightbeacon beambeat the drumbedazzle blare blast blazeblaze of lightblazonblazon forthblindblind impulse

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blink blowout blowupblue darterblue streakbob upbolt boombrain wavebrainstorm brandishbreak forthbreath breathing bulletin burn burstburst forthburst outcable cannonball cast chic classy coruscate coruscation coup courser crack dangle dart dash daze dazzle dazzling debouch deflagration demonstrate

Verb(6 words)

beep blink coruscated coruscates dart dash

Adjective(3 words)

brassy cheap coruscating

Strong matches (112)

detonationdiffuse lightdip discharge display disport drive eagle electricity emblazon eruptexchange colorsexhibit exhibition explosion exposeexpress trainfacula fancy flag

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flag downflame flareflare upflare-upflash fireflashy flauntfleeting impulseflick flicker flickering flit flourish fly fulgurate fulguration fulmination gazellegive a signalgive lightgive the nodglance glare gleamgleam of lightglimmer glimpse glint glisten glitter glow grandiosegreased lightninggreyhoundgut responsehailhail and speakhalf a jiffyhalf a mohalf a secondhalf a shakehalf an eyehalf-mast hare hasten hinthoist a bannerhold uphurry iffy impulse incandesce indication inspiration instant

Noun(28 words)

display exhibit fanfare flaresflash bulbflash lampflashbulb flashgun flashing flashlight flashlights flashy flickers flits gaudy glamors glances glare gleam gleaming

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gleams glimmer glimpse glint glinting glints glitz heartbeat

Adjective(4 words)

flashy garish gaudy gimcrack

Verb(4 words)

flaunt flickered glinted glittered

Related words (188)

instinctinvoluntary impulseirrupt jauntyjet planejiff jiffy kick leer light lightning lustermake a signmanifest manifestation mercury microsecond millisecond minute moment

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natural impulsenews reportnod notion nudge ostentatious outbreak outburst parade peek peep pokepop upput forthput forwardquick hunchquick sightquicksilver quiver race radiate radioraise a cryrapid glanceray reflex report ritzy rocket run rush salute scamperscared rabbitscintilla scintillate scintillation scoot scuttle sec secondsend a wiresend out raysshaft shake shimmer shineshine brightlyshootshoot out raysshot showshow offshowy signsign offsign onsignal signalize skedaddle slant smart snazzysolar flaresolar prominencesound an alarmsound the trumpetspangle spark sparkle speak speedsplit secondsportspring upsprint squizstart upstreakstreak of lightningstriped snakestrokesudden thoughtsuggestion swallow swishtake offtear telegram telegraph teletype telex thought thunderbolt tick torrent touch trendy tricetrot outtrumpettrumpet forthtwink twinkle twinkling twitchtwo shakesunfurl a flagurge vaunt vulgar wavewave a flagwave the handwhistle whiz wind wink wire zoom

Noun(30 words)

jiffy lightnings memory moonsnew york minutenews bulletinnewsbreak newsflashnonvolatile memoryostentation ostentatious photoflash radiant rapid show showiness showmanship showy sparksplit second

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storage strobe strobes sudden swift trice twinkling whizzes winkéclair

Adjective(7 words)

loud meretricious scintillating tacky tatty tawdry trashy

Verb(11 words)

ostentate scintillated scoot scud shootshow offsparkled swank twinkle wink winkle

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

52 entries

appear appearanceappearance descriptorbelt alongbit brainstorm brainwave brightnessbucket alongbulletincannonball alongconvey cover display exhibit

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More specific

21 entries

badge displaycamera flashflash of angerflash of memoryflash of realizationgaudy colorgleaming glimmer glowing instantaneouslightning flashloud printmemory cardornate designrapidscreen pop

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Collocations

14 entries

bright flashcamera flashflash a photoflash byflash cardflash driveflash floodflash memoryflash messageflash of lightflash photographyflash pointflash salein a flash

Inflections

3 entries

flashed flashes flashing

Derivations

6 entries

flashcard flasher flashily flashiness flashy reflash

similar

6 entries

buck charge shootshoot downtasteless tear

Sample sentences

72 total sentences available.

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The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.

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The boat sank in a flash.

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Is it all right to use a flash here?

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I saw a flash of lightning far in the distance.

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