Appearance
Appearance noun - The outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality.
Flash and appearance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Appearance".
Flash
Flash noun - Something extraordinary or surprising.
Usage example: the new goalie for our hockey team was apparently quite a flash in his hometown
Appearance and flash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appearance" instead a noun "Flash".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full appearance | full flash |
| distinctive | distinctive appearance | distinctive flash |
| similar | similar appearance | similar flash |
| brief | brief appearance | brief flash |
| Other adjectives: short, current, original, initial, single, small, real, quick, personal, new, later, odd, next, last, occasional, different, previous, sudden. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Considering Ronnie Raymond has made an appearance already, it hinted at a future appearance of Firestorm, confirmed at the end of "Flash vs. Arrow".
Source: Series / The Flash (2014) -
This is actually a flash file, but because of its early appearance, many viewers had little or no knowledge of flash.
Source: Screamer Prank -
In El Goonish Shive, when Pandora makes a surprise appearance in Sarah's bedroom in the middle of the night, accompanied by a flash of light, Sarah does not react to the sudden appearance of a powerful immortal, but instead complains about the light hurting her eyes.
Source: Day Hurts Dark-Adjusted Eyes
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Flash and Appearance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appearance/flash
Appearance & Flash. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appearance/flash>.
Flash or Appearance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appearance/flash.
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