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Flash

🔄 Synonyms of "Flash"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
garish	Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
tawdrynoun	(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
glintnoun	A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
brassynoun	(informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
meretricious	Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
gaudynoun	Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
dashnoun	(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
flauntverb	(transitive) To parade, display with ostentation.
flarenoun	A sudden bright light.
dartnoun	A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
scudnoun	(intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
blinkverb	(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
twinklenoun	(of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
gimcracknoun	Something showy but worthless; a bauble or gimmick.
scootverb	(intransitive) To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
flashy	Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
shootverb	To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
instantnoun	A very short period of time; a moment.
tackynoun	(colloquial) Of low quality.
swanknoun	Fashionably elegant, posh.
tasteless	Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
loudnoun	(of a sound) Of great intensity.
tattynoun	Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
cheapverb	Low or reduced in price.
trashy	Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flash"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
twinklenoun	A sparkle or glimmer of light.
twinklingnoun	A shining with fast intermittent light.
glintnoun	A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
flarenoun	A sudden bright light.
blinknoun	The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
winknoun	An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
scudnoun	Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
tricenoun	Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
loudnoun	(colloquial) A loud sound or part of a sound.
split secondnoun	Alternative form of split-second. [(chiefly attributive) A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.]
gaudynoun	(Oxford University) A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally during the long vacation.
tawdrynoun	(obsolete) Anything gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery.
blink of an eyenoun	(idiomatic) A moment (a very short period of time).
garish	Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
flauntnoun	(transitive) To parade, display with ostentation.
jiffynoun	(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.
shootnoun	The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
instantnoun	A very short period of time; a moment.
new york minutenoun	(informal) An instant; an extremely short time.
show offnoun	Nonstandard spelling of show-off. [One who shows off; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability.]