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Synonyms for flash
flæʃflash

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flashnoun

    Synonyms:
    glint, gleam

    Antonyms:
    aeon

  2. flashnoun

    A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

    He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.

    Synonyms:
    gleam, glint

    Antonyms:
    aeon

  3. flashnoun

    To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.

    The light flashed on and off.

    Synonyms:
    glint, gleam

    Antonyms:
    aeon

  4. flashnoun

    To be visible briefly.

    The scenery flashed by quickly.

    Synonyms:
    glint, gleam

    Antonyms:
    aeon

  5. flashnoun

    Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.

    A number will be flashed on the screen.

    Synonyms:
    glint, gleam

    Antonyms:
    aeon

  6. flashnoun

    To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.

    He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.

    Synonyms:
    gleam, glint

    Antonyms:
    aeon

  7. flashnoun

    A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.

    The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe.

    Synonyms:
    glint, gleam

    Antonyms:
    aeon

English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. flash

    To burn is to subject to the action of fire, or of intense heat so as to effect either partial change or complete combustion; as, to burn wood in the fire; to burn one's hand on a hot stove; the sun burns the face. One brands with a hot iron, but cauterizes with some corrosive substance, as silver nitrate. Cremate is now used specifically for consuming a dead body by intense heat. To incinerate is to reduce to ashes; the sense differs little from that of cremate, but it is in less popular use. To kindle is to set on fire, as if with a candle; ignite is the more learned and scientific word for the same thing, extending even to the heating of metals to a state of incandescence without burning. To scorch and to singe are superficial, and to char usually so. Both kindle and burn have an extensive figurative use; as, to kindle strife; to burn with wrath, love, devotion, curiosity. Compare LIGHT.

    Synonyms:
    blaze, brand, burn, cauterize, char, consume, cremate, flame, ignite, incinerate, kindle, scorch, set fire to, set on fire, singe

    Antonyms:
    cool, extinguish, put out, smother, stifle, subdue

    Preposition:
    To burn in the fire, burn with fire; burn to the ground, burn to ashes; burn through the skin, or the roof; burn into the soil, etc.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flashnoun

    a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

    Synonyms:
    instant, flashbulb, flashgun, heartbeat, news bulletin, photoflash, split second, flare, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  2. flashnoun

    a momentary brightness

    Synonyms:
    instant, flashbulb, flashgun, heartbeat, news bulletin, photoflash, split second, flare, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  3. flash, flashingnoun

    a short vivid experience

    "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"

    Synonyms:
    instant, flashbulb, flashgun, heartbeat, news bulletin, photoflash, split second, flare, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  4. flashnoun

    a sudden brilliant understanding

    "he had a flash of intuition"

    Synonyms:
    instant, flashbulb, flashgun, heartbeat, news bulletin, photoflash, split second, flare, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  5. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minutenoun

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

    "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

    Synonyms:
    nictitation, second, instant, blinking, flashbulb, pulse, flashgun, eye blink, beat, heartbeat, minute, news bulletin, moment, photoflash, split second, flare, pulsation, winking, flash bulb, wink, nictation, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, blink, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  6. ostentation, fanfare, flashnoun

    a gaudy outward display

    Synonyms:
    flare, instant, flashbulb, news bulletin, inflation, flash lamp, flashgun, tucket, heartbeat, flourish, pompousness, photoflash, blink of an eye, pretentiousness, pomposity, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, puffiness, ostentatiousness, split second, fanfare, trice, twinkling, splashiness

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  7. flare, flashnoun

    a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

    Synonyms:
    solar flare, instant, flashbulb, flashgun, heartbeat, news bulletin, flair, photoflash, split second, flare, flash bulb, wink, flare pass, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  8. news bulletin, newsflash, flash, newsbreaknoun

    a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

    Synonyms:
    instant, flashbulb, flashgun, heartbeat, news bulletin, photoflash, split second, flare, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  9. flashnoun

    a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

    "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"

    Synonyms:
    instant, flashbulb, flashgun, heartbeat, news bulletin, photoflash, split second, flare, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  10. flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulbadjective

    a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

    Synonyms:
    instant, flashbulb, flashgun, heartbeat, news bulletin, photoflash, split second, flare, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, fanfare, trice, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  11. brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashyverb

    tastelessly showy

    "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

    Synonyms:
    forte, crummy, brazen, brazen-faced, chintzy, ratty, audacious, specious, loud, punk, shabby, flashy, meretricious, jazzy, cheapjack, bodacious, inexpensive, tinny, bum, cheap, sleazy, trashy, brassy, insolent, gaudy, garish, tatty, shoddy, sporty, cheesy, tawdry, brasslike, moth-eaten, bald-faced, barefaced, gimcrack, chinchy, showy, tacky, gilded, rubbishy

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  12. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkleverb

    gleam or glow intermittently

    "The lights were flashing"

    Synonyms:
    scintillate, winkle out, blink away, shoot, scoot, swank, show off, nictitate, blink, winkle, wink, scud, nictate, twinkle, dart, flaunt, dash, ostentate

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  13. flashverb

    appear briefly

    "The headlines flashed on the screen"

    Synonyms:
    winkle, ostentate, shoot, scoot, dart, blink, show off, twinkle, scud, swank, dash, wink, flaunt

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  14. flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swankverb

    display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

    "he showed off his new sports car"

    Synonyms:
    twinkle, ostentate, winkle, shoot, scoot, dart, blink, show off, scud, swank, dash, wink, flaunt

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  15. flashverb

    make known or cause to appear with great speed

    "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"

    Synonyms:
    winkle, ostentate, shoot, scoot, dart, blink, show off, twinkle, scud, swank, dash, wink, flaunt

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  16. dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shootverb

    run or move very quickly or hastily

    "She dashed into the yard"

    Synonyms:
    bourgeon, winkle, shoot, swank, burgeon forth, scud, frighten away, sprout, hit, crash, film, smash, wink, rack, take, show off, pullulate, fool, fleet, flutter, scare off, flaunt, scare away, buck, scoot, fool away, ostentate, fritter, dissipate, dart, flit, blink, pall, frivol away, daunt, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, scare, shoot down, snap, photograph, blast, dash, spud, frighten off, pip, tear, twinkle

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  17. flashverb

    expose or show briefly

    "he flashed a $100 bill"

    Synonyms:
    winkle, ostentate, shoot, scoot, dart, blink, show off, twinkle, scud, swank, dash, wink, flaunt

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  18. flashverb

    protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

    "flash the roof"

    Synonyms:
    winkle, ostentate, shoot, scoot, dart, blink, show off, twinkle, scud, swank, dash, wink, flaunt

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

  19. flashverb

    emit a brief burst of light

    "A shooting star flashed and was gone"

    Synonyms:
    winkle, ostentate, shoot, scoot, dart, blink, show off, twinkle, scud, swank, dash, wink, flaunt

    Antonyms:
    tasteful

Editors Contribution5.0 / 1 vote

  1. augenblicknoun

    german origin but commonly used in english.

    the day came around in an augenblick.

    Submitted by editor_2 on August 3, 2022  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flashnoun

    Synonyms:
    momentary blaze, sudden burst of light

  2. flashnoun

    Synonyms:
    slang (of thieves and gypsies), cant language

  3. flashverb

    Synonyms:
    emit a sudden light

  4. flashverb

    Synonyms:
    break forth suddenly

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flashnoun

    Synonyms:
    gleam, glare, coruscation

  2. flashnoun

    Synonyms:
    instant, moment

  3. flashverb

    Synonyms:
    glitter, gleam, glisten, coruscate, sparkle

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How to use flash in a sentence?

  1. Bridget McElroy:

    Students at first were a little nervous and fearful. Flash forward, now there is a level of enthusiasm that's really great about reading, also just an excitement to be with the dog. That's phenomenal.

  2. Kolbrn Reykfjr Gylfadttir:

    TEXAS GRANDMOTHER RESCUED AFTER POSING ON ICEBERG THRONE THAT DRIFTED OUT TO SEA DURING ICELAND VACATION In Iceland, the iconic Reynisfjara Beach has been the site where several tourists have died over the past decade due to the waves, with many close calls also being reported. Around the same time of the incident caught on video, another tourist was injured when he was also knocked over by a wave and nearly dragged out to sea, Icelandic news site Visir reported. A warning sign at Reynisfjara Beach in Iceland as seen in October 2018. ( Travis Fedschun/Fox News) The entrance to the beach area does feature warning signs that highlight the risk, but officials said the two incidents have prompted a safety review of the tourist site. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP At a meeting on Friday, government officials introduced measures to improve safety at the beach that could allow police to close the site for five to seven days from November till March every year due to weather conditions, Icelandic news outlet Morgunblai reported. A group of tourists in Iceland were left scampering to safety when a large chunk of a nearby glacier suddenly collapsed into the sea, producing a gigantic wave that caught the adventurers by surprise. Another project in the works is a wave forecast system for the beach with a connected warning system to inform tourists who plan on traveling to the site. The project would also include a mast on the beach with a light that would flash a warning at times of danger, according to the Iceland Review. Icelandic Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation rds Kolbrn Reykfjr Gylfadttir has said the recent incidents prove why a risk evaluation of the area is necessary. Its unacceptable that theres a risk of a massive accident in one of the most popular tourist locations in the country, without the necessary arrangements in place, certain improvements have been made, but the responsibility for the case is complicated as well as the fact that travelers often ignore warnings, putting themselves at great risk.

  3. Vladimir Zherebenkov:

    He was expecting to see on the flash drive some personal information like pictures or videos, something like that, about that persons previous trips around Russia, we dont know how the materials that contain state secrets ended up there.

  4. Danny Lavergne:

    Southwestern Louisiana could get 15-20 inches of rain from Harvey. Flash floods warnings went into effect through Thursday as areas along the coast faced tropical storm warnings. Flooding has already taken over localized streets since Sunday, The Weather Channel reported. An emergency response official in a coastal Louisiana parish said the threat of flooding from Harvey's torrential rains could be new ground for us. Harvey has been blamed for at least five confirmed deaths, including a woman killed Monday in the town of Porter, northeast of Houston, when a large oak tree dislodged by heavy rains toppled onto her trailer home. In addition, a Houston television station reported Monday that six family members were believed to have drowned when their van was swept away by floodwaters. The KHOU report was attributed to three family members the station did not identify. No bodies have been recovered. The flooding was so widespread that the levels of city waterways have either equaled or surpassed those of Tropical Storm Allison from 2001, and no major highway has been spared some overflow.The city's normally bustling business district was virtually deserted Monday, with emergency vehicles making up most of the traffic. Most businesses were closed. In Louisiana, Danny Lavergne, director of Cameron Parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said approximately 30 roads in the parish were covered with water but remained passable by Monday morning. It's far from being over.

  5. AiR Atman in Ravi:

    Love doesn't happen in a flash... love doesn't happen by chance. True love is an Eternal Ecstasy that makes our Heart and Soul dance!


Translations for flash

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  • فلاشArabic
  • примигвам, кликам, блясък, проблясвам, klikam, миг, показен, блясване, крещящBulgarian
  • prozvonit, zábleskCzech
  • glimte, blinke, glimt, skinne, blotte, lyse, lyn, flotDanish
  • Blitz, blinkenGerman
  • λάμψηGreek
  • ekbriloEsperanto
  • pinchar, relámpagoSpanish
  • برق, فلاش, تک‌زنگ زدنPersian
  • väläyttää, fiini, välähtää, vilauttaa, pramea, vilahtaa, välkkyä, purse, vilkkua, väläys, leimahdus, leimaus, korea, alakieli, vilaus, välähdysFinnish
  • s'exhiber, clignoterFrench
  • plathadh, lasairScottish Gaelic
  • ծնգցնելArmenian
  • baleno, lampoItalian
  • פלאשHebrew
  • 閃光Japanese
  • ostentare, fulgēre, coruscareLatin
  • whakapōhanehane, karamu, whakapohaneMāori
  • flitsDutch
  • błyskPolish
  • lampejo, clarãoPortuguese
  • вспышка, вспыхивать, вспыхнуть, сверканиеRussian
  • цимнути, plamsaj, cimnutiSerbo-Croatian
  • blotta, skägg, blixt, blinka, lysa, glimtaSwedish

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