English word
Flash
Definitions
verb
- to give off light suddenly or in quick bursts
- to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly in public
- rush, dash
- to cause the sudden appearance of (light)
- to cause to burst violently into flame
- to cause (light) to reflect
- to cause (something) to reflect light
- to cause (a lamp) to flash
- to convey by means of flashes of light
- to make known or cause to appear with great speed
- to display obtrusively and ostentatiously
- to glow or gleam especially with animation or passion
- to expose to view usually suddenly and briefly
- to cover with or form into a thin layer: such as
- to protect against rain by covering with sheet metal or a substitute
- to coat (glass) with a thin layer (as of metal or a differently colored glass)
- to subject (an exposed photographic negative or positive) to a supplementary uniform exposure to light before development in order to modify detail or tone
- to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly to
- splasharchaic
- to fill by a sudden inflow of water
- to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare
- to appear suddenly
- to move with great speed
- to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display
- to act or speak vehemently and suddenly especially in anger
- to have sudden insight
- to change suddenly or violently into vaporof a liquid
Synonyms for flash
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- burst
- gleam
- sparkle
- flutter
- glint
- flicker
- shimmer
- glitter
- shine
- twinkle
Synonyms by context
A sudden and brief burst of bright light
noun
- flare
- blaze
- beam
- glare
- ray
- spark
- streak
A sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something
noun
- outburst
- rush
- surge
- eruption
- explosion
- fit
- gush
- outbreak
A very short period of time
noun
- instant
- moment
- twinkling
- beat
- heartbeat
- jiff
- jiffy
- second
- wink
To shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way
verb
- glimmer
To display, or make known, openly or publicly
verb
- display
- advertise
- advertize
- announce
- annunciate
- blare
- blazon
- broadcast
- declare
Ostentatiously stylish or expensive
adjective
- ostentatious
- showy
- bold
- conspicuous
- expensive
- extravagant
- flamboyant
- flashy
- fancy
- glitzy
Lasting for a very short time
adjective
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- brief
- fleeting
- impermanent
- momentary
- passing
- temporary
- transient
- transitory
Antonyms for flash
- crawl
- darkness
- hiding
- dullness
- blackness
- duskiness
- dark
- dulness
- dimness
- obscurity
- matte
- paleness
Opposite of a sudden and brief burst of bright light
- crawl
- darkness
- dullness
- blackness
- duskiness
- dark
- dulness
- hiding
- dimness
- obscurity
Opposite of a (usually sudden or fast) display of something
- concealment
- plainness
- severity
- austerity
- modesty
- quiet
- discretion
- unpretentiousness
- simplicity
Opposite of display intended to excite admiration or applause
- tastefulness
Opposite of to shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way
Opposite of to move or pass very quickly
- conceal
- cover
- hide
- withhold
- suppress
- keep secret
- secrete
- obscure
- cover up
- keep
Opposite of to ostentatiously draw attention to
- crush
- quell
- subdue
- extinguish
- quash
- stop
- end
- repress
- squash
Opposite of ostentatiously stylish or expensive
- understated
- tasteful
- restrained
- muted
- subdued
- inconspicuous
- modest
- sober
- minimalist
Opposite of lasting for a very short time
- ceaseless
- dateless
- deathless
- endless
- enduring
- eternal
- everlasting
- immortal
- lasting
- long-lived
Phrases
- beam of light
- blinding light
- dancing of light
- dazzling light
- diffused light
- electric light
- flash of light
- lighting up
- ray of light
- shaft of light
- stream of light
- strong light
- tongue of flame
- unsteady flame
- unsteady light
- Very light