Synonyms for flicker

Most common

flutter · waver · quiver · flare

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

glow, blaze, shine

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.

2. n. 1

   An unsteady flash of light.

   the flicker of an old movie

Related words

Word family

flimmer flickertail

Phrases

northern flicker channel flicker flicker fixer flicker noise flicker wheel bean flicker yellow-shafted flicker

Is a kind of

woodpecker bird animal creature

Forms

Plural

flickers → glimmers, glints, twinkles, sparks…

Past participle

flickered
e.g. flickered → fluttered, wavered, quivered, flared…

Example sentences

• flare You must be careful not to make his anger flare up.
• waver We will also not waver in our values and our principles as a nation.
• scintillate Her eyes scintillate with joy.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wave¹

5 letters

spark¹, flare¹, flick¹, waver², glint¹

6 letters

quiver², bicker²

7 letters

sparkle², twinkle², flutter², vibrate², glimmer², shimmer², flitter, flimmer

9 letters

fluctuate³

11 letters

scintillate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waver² = 2 syllables).