flash - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

Synonyms

• flash
• flash bulb
• flash lamp
• flashbulb
• flashgun
• photoflash

More generic

• lamp
• photographic equipment

Related

• flash camera

Noun

a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• patch

Noun

a momentary brightness

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• brightness

Noun

a sudden brilliant understanding

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• brainstorm
• brainwave
• insight

Noun

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

Synonyms

• flash
• news bulletin
• newsbreak
• newsflash

More generic

• bulletin

Noun

a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

Synonyms

• flare
• flash

More generic

• visual signal

More specific

• Bengal light
• Very light
• Very-light
• star shell

Noun

a gaudy outward display

Synonyms

• fanfare
• flash
• ostentation

More generic

• display

More specific

• bluster
• bravado
• exhibitionism
• pedantry
• ritz
• splurge

Noun

a short vivid experience

Synonyms

• flash
• flashing

More generic

• experience

Noun

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• happening
• natural event
• occurrence
• occurrent

More specific

• coruscation
• flicker
• gleam
• gleaming
• glimmer
• glint
• glitter
• heat flash
• lightning
• spark
• sparkle
• streak

Noun

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Synonyms

• New York minute
• blink of an eye
• flash
• heartbeat
• instant
• jiffy
• split second
• trice
• twinkling
• wink

More generic

• bit
• minute
• mo
• moment
• second

Verb

appear briefly

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• appear

Verb

emit a brief burst of light

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• appear

Verb

make known or cause to appear with great speed

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• convey

Verb

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• cover

Verb

run or move very quickly or hastily

Synonyms

• dart
• dash
• flash
• scoot
• scud
• shoot

More generic

• belt along
• bucket along
• cannonball along
• hasten
• hie
• hotfoot
• pelt along
• race
• rush
• rush along
• speed
• step on it

Also See

• flash back

More specific

• plunge

Related

• buck
• charge
• shoot
• shoot down
• tear

Verb

expose or show briefly

Synonyms

• flash

More generic

• show

Verb

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

Synonyms

• flash
• flaunt
• ostentate
• show off
• swank

More generic

• display
• exhibit
• expose

More specific

• flex
• splurge

Verb

gleam or glow intermittently

Synonyms

• blink
• flash
• twinkle
• wink
• winkle

More generic

• radiate

More specific

• flick
• flicker

Adjective

tastelessly showy

Synonyms

• brassy
• cheap
• flash
• flashy
• garish
• gaudy
• gimcrack
• loud
• meretricious
• tacky
• tatty
• tawdry
• trashy

Related

• tasteless

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