instant vs flash
flash vs instantinstant and flash both are nouns.
instant and flash both are adjectives.
instant is not a verb while flash is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| instant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
instant and flash
are synonyms defined as:
- instant and flash: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Other synonyms of instant include
blink of an eye, heartbeat, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink.
| instant (noun) | flash (noun) |
|---|---|
| a particular point in time | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
| a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification |
| a momentary brightness | |
| a sudden brilliant understanding | |
| a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | |
| a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate | |
| a gaudy outward display | |
| a sudden intense burst of radiant energy | |
| a short vivid experience | |
| a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
| instant (adjective) | flash (adjective) |
|---|---|
| occurring with no delay | tastelessly showy |
| demanding attention | |
| in or of the present month |
| instant (verb) | flash (verb) |
|---|---|
| appear briefly | |
| emit a brief burst of light | |
| make known or cause to appear with great speed | |
| protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal | |
| run or move very quickly or hastily | |
| gleam or glow intermittently | |
| display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | |
| expose or show briefly |
Words related to "instant"
- New York minute
- bit
- blink of an eye
- clamant
- climax
- crying
- culmination
- eleventh hour
- exigent
- fast
- flash
- heartbeat
- imperative
- insistent
- inst
- instancy
- instantaneous
- jiffy
- last minute
- minute
- mo
- moment
- moment of truth
- pinpoint
- point
- point in time
- present
- psychological moment
- second
- split second
- time
- trice
- twinkling
- wink
Words related to "flash"
- Bengal light
- New York minute
- Very light
- Very-light
- appear
- belt along
- bit
- blink
- blink of an eye
- bluster
- brainstorm
- brainwave
- brassy
- bravado
- brightness
- buck
- bucket along
- bulletin
- cannonball along
- charge
- cheap
- convey
- coruscation
- cover
- dart
- dash
- display
- exhibit
- exhibitionism
- experience
- expose
- fanfare
- flare
- flash back
- flash bulb
- flash camera
- flash lamp
- flashbulb
- flasher
- flashgun
- flashing
- flashy
- flaunt
- flex
- flick
- flicker
- garish
- gaudy
- gimcrack
- gleam
- gleaming
- glimmer
- glint
- glitter
- happening
- hasten
- heartbeat
- heat flash
- hie
- hotfoot
- insight
- instant
- jiffy
- lamp
- lightning
- loud
- meretricious
- minute
- mo
- moment
- natural event
- news bulletin
- newsbreak
- newsflash
- occurrence
- occurrent
- ostentate
- ostentation
- patch
- pedantry
- pelt along
- photoflash
- photographic equipment
- plunge
- race
- radiate
- ritz
- rush
- rush along
- scoot
- scud
- second
- shoot
- shoot down
- show
- show off
- spark
- sparkle
- speed
- split second
- splurge
- star shell
- step on it
- streak
- swank
- tacky
- tasteless
- tatty
- tawdry
- tear
- trashy
- trice
- twinkle
- twinkling
- visual signal
- wink
- winkle
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