FLICKERS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of flicker

as in movies

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track as a child, the future director would spend hours sitting in the theater, totally entranced by the flickers

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as in flurries

a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity usually there's a flicker in car sales when the new models come out

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as in hints

an almost imperceptible sign of something there was a flicker of recognition in her eye when I mentioned his name, but she denied knowing him

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flickers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flicker

as in flits

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh

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Noun

The water around the device and the rock above it shield the detector from the glare of cosmic radiation, allowing the flickers of less common particle interactions to shine through. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Since then, there were brief flickers from the likes of Paul Robinson or Rob Green, but there was a natural ceiling as to whom Leeds fielded as their goalkeeper when outside the top division of English football. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026 These flickers included a merely steady revenue projection from chipmaker Broadcom on its most recent earnings call as well as a construction pause for a data center being built in Wyoming. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 24 June 2026 Then the northern flickers, which consume ants, can visit your lawn and find something to eat. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 The four crewmembers reported seeing several impact flashes — flickers of light created when a meteoroid hits the lunar surface and vaporizes. — Leonard David, Space.com, 8 May 2026 Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026 The Bobcats showed flickers of promise, nearly defeating Troy and Georgia Southern in the regular season. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026 That accounts equally for Lily’s arch froideur and Diana’s enduring lack of self-worth, played by both actors with care and compassion, and contrasting flickers of vulnerability and resolve, respectively. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026

Verb

Layered background sighs, a resonant lead vocal, autumnal acoustic guitar flickers, synths both eerie and trippy—James has all his tricks on tap. — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026 But Triage does have a moment in which an ember of the old cruel optimism flickers. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 In the camp’s Cinema building, an old projector flickers to life on the scene where young Billy (Amanda Fix) loses her virginity, and the real Billy materializes behind Kris, hoping for a jump. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 On another monitor, a dashboard that resembles the menu screen of a flight simulator flickers to life — only this is no simulation. — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 But in the final scene, when Sam goes to the bathroom to change the bandage on his forehead, the mirror flickers with static at his reflection. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 Instead, the planet's illuminated footprint now flickers in response to economics, technology, policy decisions and global crises — a constantly shifting portrait of human activity visible from space. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 May 2026 Even from the start, flickers of restiveness appear. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 There, the experience flickers to life in the hotel’s moody, intimate Cafe La Vie on Tuesdays through Fridays. — Dashae Engler, Midwest Living, 8 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Ritchie and James have both likened the story to that of Michael Corleone in The Godfather movies.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Grab your fedora and watch out for snakes as EW ranks all five Indiana Jones movies.

— Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

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Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.

— HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
The past 14 years have included some flurries of diplomatic contact between Iran and the West.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of flurries

Noun

The cuisine was also noteworthy, a generous choice of cocktails, wines, and cuisine with hints of contemporary English inspiration, while avoiding being British stodgy.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Warsh is unlikely to reveal his approach before the task forces report but at Jackson Hole the whole world will be looking for hints regarding his plans to reshape the Fed.

— Paul Wachtel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hints

Verb

As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.

— Mike Albo, Vulture, 2 June 2026

Definition of flits

Noun

This year there are fewer obvious awards heavyweights in the mix, at a time when prestige and independent films have become harder to finance, distribute and sell to audiences.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Playing the part largely for laughs, Moore actually has more in common with Lazenby than Connery; his Bond is softer and sillier than the original, an approach Moore would double down on in later films — often to the chagrin of Bond purists.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of films

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The former is meant to image extremely wide sections of the cosmos to capture tons of fleeting phenomena that are hard to catch — things like supernovas, fast radio bursts and maybe even colliding neutron stars.

— Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
At night, the lighting turns the wings into a moving field of color while bursts of fire give the dragon the kind of oversized entrance Burning Man was made for.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of bursts

Noun

Peppered amid the challenges for 2025 were glimmers of hope through successes like Weapons ($270 million globally on a $38 million budget), while modestly budgeted reboots Freakier Friday and Final Destination Bloodlines also turned profits.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
In a dystopian world of desperation and war, small glimmers of hope keep society from crumbling completely.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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