Synonyms of flash
37 similar words · 26 opposite words
Another word for flash is glint. Other synonyms of flash are beep.
Synonyms and similar words for flash
verbTo blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- glintTo flash or gleam briefly.
nounA sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
nounA very short amount of time.
- instantA very short period of time; a moment.
- jiffyA very short, unspecified length of time.
- twinkleA brief moment; a twinkling.
- bat of an eyeSynonym of blink of an eye.
- bitSpecifically, a small amount of time.
- blink of an eyeA moment (a very short period of time).
- eyeblinkA moment (a very short period of time).
- half a moA brief time; a jiffy.
- jiffA jiffy; a moment; a short time.
- minuteA short but unspecified time period.
- mo
- moment
- New York minuteAn instant; an extremely short time.
- New York secondSynonym of New York minute (“short instant of time”).
- no timeA very short period of time.
- secSecond, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
- secondA short, indeterminate amount of time.
- span
- split-secondA fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
- spurtA moment, a short period of time.
- tickA short period of time, particularly a second.
- triceNow only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
- twinkA very short moment of time.
- twinklingA very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
- whileAn uncertain short moment.
- crack British, datedA brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
- glimpse rareA brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
- jot obsoleteAn instant, a moment.
- stound archaic, dialectalA brief span of time, moment, instant.
nounMaterial left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- moulding flash
- molding flashExcess material left around the edge of a mould, which must usually be removed.
nounSynonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
verbTelephoning.
- beepTo telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
Opposite of flash
nounA very short amount of time.
- aeon
- spell
- age
- ages
- blue moon
- coon's age USA very long time.
- crow's ageA very long time.
- dog's age USA long time; many years.
- donkey's yearsA long time, years and years.
- eon
- eternity
- forever
- forever and a dayFor a very long or seemingly endless time.
- interimA transitional or temporary period between other events.
- interlude
- interval
- lifetime
- long haul
- long runAn extended period of time.
- meantimeThe time spent waiting for another event; time in between.
- minute slangA short but unspecified time period.
- month of SundaysA very long time; a period regarded as too long.
- while USAn uncertain short moment.
- yearsA very long time.
- yonks AustraliaA long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages.
- eld archaic, poetic
Meaning of flash
- verb To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- verb To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- verb To be visible briefly.
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