Synonyms for flashback
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
- n. 1
A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
Forms
- Plural
- flashbacks → analepses, backflashes…
- Past participle
- flashbacked
e.g. flashbacked → flashed…
Example sentences
- flash I think I'll save all my files on the flash drive.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flashback | rising | |
| flash | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- flash1
- 9 letters
- analepsis, backflash