Flash and Flashback

Flash

Flash noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.

Flashback and flash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flashback" instead a noun "Flash".

Flashback

Flashback noun - A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story.
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Synonyms for Flashback

Flash and flashback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Flashback".

Nearby Word: flash
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Flashback and Flash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/flashback
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