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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'twinkle'

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1. (noun) twinkle, scintillation, sparkling
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
Synonyms: twinkle, sparkle, glisten, spark, sparkling, glitter, light, glister, scintillation

2. (verb) sparkle, twinkle, spark, light
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
Synonyms: illumination, arc, coruscation, lightness, lighting, sparkling, sparkle, light source, flicker, brightness level, igniter, visible light, discharge, electric arc, glister, glitter, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, scintillation, luminance, light, glint, twinkle, glisten, ignitor, electric discharge

3. (verb) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
gleam or glow intermittently
Synonyms: scintillate, winkle out, blink away, shoot, scoot, flash, swank, show off, nictitate, blink, winkle, wink, scud, nictate, twinkle, dart, flaunt, dash, ostentate

4. (verb) twinkle, winkle, scintillate
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
Synonyms: winkle, sparkle, scintillate, flash, blink, twinkle, coruscate, winkle out, wink

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'twinkle'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. twinkle
Light, strictly denoting a form of radiant energy, is used as a general term for any luminous effect discernible by the eye, from the faintest phosphorescence to the blaze of the noonday sun. A
Synonyms: light, blaze, gleam, glow, shimmer, flame, gleaming, illumination, shine, flare, glimmer, incandescence, shining, flash, glistening, luster, sparkle, flicker, glistering, scintillation, twinkle, glare, glitter, sheen, twinkling
Antonyms: blackness, darkness, dusk, gloominess, shade, dark, dimness, gloom, obscurity, shadow

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