Flash and Squib

Flash

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

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

Squib

Squib noun - Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise.

Flash and squib are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Squib".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Nightmare Fuel / Music Videos One would think that "Paparazzi" with its Ragdoll Physics and flash-cuts of dead bodies would be a better candidate (it gets even better in the live version, where she sets off a blood squib under her dress during the final chorus...)
Cite this Source
Squib and Flash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/squib
Flash & Squib. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/squib>.
Squib or Flash. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/squib.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "flash" and "squib" have occurred on timeline