FLICKS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

flicks 1 of 2

noun

plural of flick

as in movies

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track we could catch a flick together next weekend

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flicks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flick

as in darts

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation

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Recent Examples of flicks

Noun

Screwball comedies, dark horror flicks and so much more await in this weekend’s edition of your friendly neighborhood streaming guide. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Network partner Turner Classic Movies is a big part of that, and the first of the month is always a great day to see which legendary flicks are newly available. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Which is why her character flicks through YouTube plastic surgery videos and stares at older women on the bus, comparing her wrinkles and checking her neck for any signs of sagging. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026 Inspired in equal parts by Italian giallo horror flicks and American slasher flicks, the behind-the-scenes psychodrama stars Cotillard as a deathly ill scream queen shooting a sci-fi art film in Rome in 1982 who starts to go out of her mind. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Williamson also shared various flicks and clips from her birthday weekend on social media. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The budgets are typically low, the films don’t require major star power and horror flicks overperform theatrically with a younger demographic. — Adam Cesare, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 Such is the legacy of John Carpenter, the patron saint of slasher flicks, who has embraced the title of horror master in recent years. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026 Increasingly, electricity flicks on when Rodríguez and her 41-year-old daughter, Yaimara Matos, would normally be asleep. — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Pele rises high to take a deep cross on his chest, flicks the ball almost cartoonishly over the head of Bengt Gustavsson and then volleys beyond keeper Svensson from 12 yards. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Instead of a clean transfer, Hill’s character picks a fight with him and flicks him off, which ends up with Bernthal’s character in the back of the squad car. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026 She is laid out on a gurney, breathing in and out as the nurse flicks the needle, shooting oxytocin, prostaglandins into her blood-stream. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 The quick-drying polyester fabric dries fast and easily flicks away sand and dirt, keeping you (and your food) safe from the elements. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026 Monroe flicks the mic and begins. — Mic Anderson Britannica Editors May 18, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026 While Dad is developing photos in his darkroom, Jeremy flicks on the lights. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators. — Jasmine Mendez follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 As a director, his credits include A Family Man starring Gerard Butler, as well as the Liam Neeson flicks Honest Thief and Blacklight. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicks

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

Definition of movies

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Teenage darts champion and prodigy Luke Littler is headlining Netflix‘s next big live event.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 July 2026
There’s more — Arsenal’s Max Dowman, darts phenom Luke Littler, swimmer Summer McIntosh and basketball star Cooper Flagg have all been talked about as potential game-changers in their sports.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of darts

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

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