Flash

//flæʃ//

Synonyms for "flash" (363 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (73)

Noun(9 words)

blink of an eye instant jiffy new york minute trice twinkling bat of an eye bit crack

dart flare flaunt gleam glint advertise air antelope arrow automatic response backfire bang be bright beacon beam beat the drum bedazzle beep blare blast

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Verb(4 words)

beep blink dart dash

Adjective(2 words)

brassy cheap

Strong matches (109)

daze dazzle dazzling debouch deflagration demonstrate detonation diffuse light dip discharge display disport drive eagle electricity emblazon erupt exchange colors exhibit exhibition

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Noun(17 words)

elan eyeblink fanfare flair flare flash bulb flash lamp flashback flashbulb flashgun flashing gleam glimpse glint half a mo heartbeat hook flash

Adjective(4 words)

flashy garish gaudy gimcrack

Verb(2 words)

flaunt glint

Adjective(1 words)

instantaneous

Related words (181)

Noun(27 words)

jiff jot minute mo molding flash moment moulding flash new york second news bulletin newsbreak newsflash no time ostentation photoflash sec second span split second split-second spurt

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stound tattoo flash tick twink twinkle while wink

jiffy kick leer light lightning luster make a sign manifest manifestation mercury microsecond millisecond minute moment moulding flash natural impulse news bulletin news report nod notion

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nudge ostentation ostentatious outbreak outburst parade peek peep poke pop up put forth put forward quick hunch quick sight quicksilver quiver race radiate radio raise a cry rapid glance ray reflex report ritzy rocket run rush salute scab scamper scared rabbit scintilla scintillate scintillation scoot scuttle sec second send a wire send out rays shaft shake shimmer shine shine brightly shoot shoot out rays shot show show off showy sign sign off sign on signal signalize skedaddle slant smart snazzy solar flare solar prominence sound an alarm sound the trumpet spangle spark sparkle speak speed split second sport spring up sprint squiz start up streak streak of lightning striped snake stroke sudden thought suggestion swallow swish take off tear telegram telegraph teletype telex thought thunderbolt tick torrent touch trendy trice trot out trumpet trumpet forth twink twinkle twinkling twitch two shakes unfurl a flag urge vaunt vulgar wave wave a flag wave the hand whistle whiz wind wink wire zoom

Adjective(6 words)

loud meretricious tacky tatty tawdry trashy

Verb(10 words)

ostentate scoot scud shoot show off swank tag on twinkle wink winkle

Related word relations

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

13 relation types

More general

41 entries

appear belt along bit brainstorm brainwave brightness bucket along bulletin cannonball along convey cover display exhibit experience expose

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Antonyms

2 entries

aeon dark

Synonyms

11 entries

beep blink of eye dart flare flaunt gimcrack gleam glint moulding flash news bulletin ostentation

Related terms

7 entries

flush gleam glimmer shimmer sparkle twinkle wardrobe malfunction

derived

128 entries

aflash anti-flash antiflash arc flash autoflash backflash blue flash bootflash camera flash crown flash double flash double-flash eyebrow flash flash around flash back flash bang

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

flare

has context

18 entries

britain british climbing cockney comics computing contrast streak engineering glassmaking juggling linguistics metallurgy military photography see flash evaporation slang

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is a

9 entries

brightness experience happening insight lamp light patch photographic equipment photographic equipment and supplies

manner of

5 entries

appear convey cover radiate show

part of

1 entries

flash camera

related to

187 entries

accessory action adobe adobe software after after thunder amount animation attention bios blinding blink blouse body brief brief light

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similar

6 entries

buck charge shoot shoot down tasteless tear

used for

1 entries

light

Translations

210 translations across 49 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ῥιπή noun (very short amount of time)

Arabic

1 entries

البَرْق name (superhero)

Armenian

4 entries

Ֆլեշ name (superhero)
ծնգցնել verb (to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once)
փայլատակել verb (to cause to shine)
փայլատակել verb (to be visible briefly)

Asturian

1 entries

flax noun (short for camera flash)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

vızıv atmaq verb (to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once)

Belarusian

1 entries

успы́шка noun (burst of light)

Bulgarian

4 entries

крещящ adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
показен adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
бля́сване noun (burst of light)
бля́сък noun (burst of light)

Catalan

3 entries

flaix noun (short for camera flash)
llampec noun (burst of light)
llampec noun (very short amount of time)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

俗豔 /俗艳 adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
閃電俠 /闪电侠 name (superhero)
閃爍 /闪烁 noun (burst of light)
亮 verb (to make visible briefly)

Czech

4 entries

záblesk noun (burst of light)
mihnout se verb (to move, or cause to move suddenly)
míhat se verb (to move, or cause to move suddenly)
prozvonit verb (to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once)

Danish

4 entries

flot adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
blitz noun (short for camera flash)
glimt noun (burst of light)
lyn noun (burst of light)

Dutch

1 entries

flits noun (burst of light)

Esperanto

3 entries

Fulmulo name (superhero)
ekbrilo noun (burst of light)
ekbrili verb (to be visible briefly)

Finnish

4 entries

fiini adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
korea adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
pramea adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
alakieli noun (linguistics: language created by a repressed minority)

French

4 entries

Flash name (superhero)
éclair noun (burst of light)
clignoter verb (to blink)
s'exhiber verb (to expose one's body briefly in public)

Galician

1 entries

lóstrego noun (burst of light)

Georgian

2 entries

ფლეში name (superhero)
ზარის გაშვება verb (to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once)

German

4 entries

Ausbruch noun (sudden and brilliant burst)
Blitz noun (burst of light)
Blitz noun (short for camera flash)
Blitzeseile noun (very short amount of time)

Hebrew

2 entries

פלאש name (superhero)
מבזק noun (short for camera flash)

Hungarian

1 entries

vaku noun (short for camera flash)

Icelandic

1 entries

flass noun (short for camera flash)

Ido

2 entries

flasho noun (burst of light)
flashar verb (to cause to shine)

Irish

4 entries

péacach adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
splanc noun (burst of light)
splanc verb (to cause to shine)
splanc verb (to blink)

Istriot

1 entries

lanpo noun (burst of light)

Italian

4 entries

baleno noun (burst of light)
lampo noun (burst of light)
sprazzo noun (burst of light)
apparire verb (to be visible briefly)

Japanese

3 entries

フラッシュ name (superhero)
フラッシュ noun (burst of light)
閃光 noun (burst of light)

Korean

3 entries

플래시 name (superhero)
섬광 noun (burst of light)
플래시 noun (burst of light)

Latin

3 entries

coruscare verb (to blink)
fulgēre verb (to be visible briefly)
ostentare verb (to flaunt)

Macedonian

1 entries

блесок noun (burst of light)

Mansaka

1 entries

kilat verb (to be visible briefly)

Marathi

1 entries

फ्लॅश name (superhero)

Mingrelian

1 entries

ვალი name (superhero)

Māori

4 entries

rīraparapa adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
kohiko noun (short for camera flash)
karamu verb (to blink)
kōhā verb (to cause to shine)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

blits noun (short for camera flash)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

blits noun (short for camera flash)
flage verb (to be visible briefly)
flage verb (to make visible briefly)

Occitan

3 entries

beleg noun (burst of light)
lamp noun (burst of light)
liuç noun (burst of light)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

شمشك noun (burst of light)

Persian

4 entries

فلش name (superhero)
برق noun (burst of light)
فلاش noun (burst of light)
تکزنگ زدن verb (to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once)

Polish

4 entries

błysk noun (burst of light)
błysk noun (sudden and brilliant burst)
flesz noun (short for camera flash)
lampa błyskowa noun (short for camera flash)

Portuguese

4 entries

Flash name (superhero)
clarão noun (burst of light)
lampejo noun (burst of light)
lampejar verb (to cause to shine)

Russian

4 entries

расфуфыренный adj (expensive looking and attention worthy)
Флэш name (superhero)
вспы́шка noun (burst of light)
сверка́ние noun (burst of light)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

lasair noun (burst of light)
plathadh noun (burst of light)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

cimnuti verb (to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once)
plamsaj verb (to cause to shine)
цимнути verb (to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once)

Spanish

4 entries

destello noun (burst of light)
flash noun (burst of light)
flash noun (short for camera flash)
fogonazo noun (burst of light)

Swedish

4 entries

blixt noun (burst of light)
skägg noun (material left around the edge of a moulded part)
blinka verb (to blink)
blotta verb (to expose one's body briefly in public)

Tamil

2 entries

மின்னு verb (to blink)
மின்னு verb (to be visible briefly)

Ukrainian

4 entries

зблиск noun (burst of light)
спа́лах noun (burst of light)
спала́хнення noun (burst of light)
спо́лох noun (burst of light)

Venetan

1 entries

lanpo noun (burst of light)

Walloon

3 entries

aloumire noun (burst of light)
aloumoere noun (burst of light)
flach noun (short for camera flash)

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.

Source: tatoeba (33732)

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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