Act
Flash
Flash noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.
How words are described
| similar | similar act | similar flash |
| original | original act | original flash |
| single | single act | single flash |
| simple | simple act | simple flash |
| Other adjectives: popular, small, real, big, evil, little, main, famous, new, random, next, double, last, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Syphon Filter 2, Stevens executes an innocent police officer, with shadows and the bright muzzle flash showing the act.
Source: Shadow Discretion Shot -
Evil Detecting Bit: Able's Bit is shown to act somewhat like a pet and it starts to flash "No" when Pavel takes over the garage.
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Eliot Spencer and Alec Hardison of Leverage act like this sometimes, most notably when Elliot is taking one of Hardison's flash drives over to Nate in prison.
Source: Brains and Brawn
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Flash and Act. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/flash
Act & Flash. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/flash>.
Flash or Act. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/flash.
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