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wink

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wink

1 to rapidly open and close one's eyes
  • she winked several times to get the dust and grit out of her eyes
Synonyms of wink

blink
Words Related to wink

bat, flutter

squint
2 to shine with light at regular intervals
  • a lighthouse was winking in the distance
Synonyms of wink

blink, flash, twinkle
Words Related to wink

coruscate, flare, flicker, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, spark, sparkle
3 to shoot forth bursts of light
  • fireflies winking in the darkness beyond our campfire
Synonyms of wink

coruscate, flame, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, luster (or lustre), scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, winkle
Words Related to wink

beam, radiate, shine

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

blaze, burn, flare, glare, glow
4 to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful
  • the whole sporting world seems to wink as untold sums are bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl
Synonyms of wink

connive
Words Related to wink

brush (aside or off), condone, disregard, excuse, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, pardon, pass over, shrug off, tolerate
Near Antonyms of wink

disapprove (of), frown (on or upon)

deny, disallow, refuse

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