Instant and Spell

Instant

Instant noun - A very small space of time.

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Spell and instant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spell" instead a noun "Instant".

Spell noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: come rest a spell

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Instant and spell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instant" instead a noun "Spell".

Nearby Words: spelled, speller, spelling

rare	rare instant	rare spell
brief	brief instant	brief spell
certain	certain instant	certain spell
original	original instant	original spell
Other adjectives: correct, single, next, last.

Even the instant death spell works on the majority of bosses (giant bosses seem to be immune), providing their level is below that of the character who knows the spell.

Source: Useless Useful Spell
The award for best Batman Gambit, however, surely goes to Martin in Changes, who manipulated Harry, Susan, and the Red King into position to allow Harry to hijack the Red Court's genocide spell and instant-kill their entire population.

Source: Batman Gambit / Literature
The game has an instant death spell (and wand that contains the spell in consumable form) that's Too Awesome to Use against regular enemies.

Source: Zig-Zagging Trope

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Spell and Instant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/spell

Instant & Spell. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/spell>.

Spell or Instant. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/spell.

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