What is another word for spark?
Synonyms for spark
spɑrkspark
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word spark.
Princeton's WordNet
flicker, spark, glintnoun
a momentary flash of light
Synonyms:
twinkle, waver, sparkle, discharge, flicker, glint, arc, light, flutter, electric discharge, electric arcsparkle, twinkle, spark, lightnoun
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
"he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
Synonyms:
illumination, arc, coruscation, lightness, lighting, sparkling, sparkle, light source, flicker, brightness level, igniter, visible light, discharge, electric arc, glister, glitter, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, scintillation, luminance, light, glint, twinkle, glisten, ignitor, electric dischargedischarge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric dischargenoun
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Synonyms:
dismissal, arc, firing, waiver, firing off, dismission, flicker, sack, discharge, venting, liberation, release, bow, sacking, sparkle, run, emission, electric arc, expelling, light, glint, twinkle, outpouring, electric dischargesparknoun
a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
"a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
Synonyms:
twinkle, sparkle, discharge, flicker, glint, arc, light, electric discharge, electric arcSpark, Muriel Spark, Dame Muriel Spark, Muriel Sarah Sparknoun
Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
Synonyms:
twinkle, sparkle, discharge, flicker, glint, arc, light, electric discharge, electric arcsparkverb
a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
Synonyms:
twinkle, sparkle, discharge, flicker, glint, arc, light, electric discharge, electric arctrip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch offverb
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
Synonyms:
jaunt, trip out, start, incite, detonate, offset, get off, motivate, trip up, propel, take off, explode, instigate, trigger off, move, part, trigger, trip, depart, set off, stumble, prompt, turn on, activate, spark off, touch off, blow up, bring out, travel, start out, sparkle, set forth, actuate, stir up, cancel, aerate, set outspark, sparkleverb
emit or produce sparks
"A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
Synonyms:
scintillate, form bubbles, effervesce, actuate, fizz, sparkle, coruscate, spark off, trip, trigger off, touch off, trigger, froth, activate, foam, set off
Editors Contribution
firestarter
small bit of fire starting
Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sparknoun
Synonyms:
sparkle, scintillation, particle of fire, scintillasparknoun
Synonyms:
germ, element, active principlesparknoun
Synonyms:
gallant, beau, buck; gay, dashing fellow
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Spark":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#207 | part | |
#220 | travel | |
#474 | start | |
#613 | light | |
#625 | release | |
#672 | run | |
#1142 | move | |
#1706 | trip | |
#2344 | lighting | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#5179 | offset | |
#5327 | arc | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#6329 | emission | |
#6335 | bow | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#6742 | foam | |
#6906 | trigger | |
#8657 | lighter | |
#9331 | waiver | |
#10049 | activate | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10274 | spark | |
#11298 | firing | |
#11626 | liberation | |
#11898 | brightness | |
#12263 | sparks | |
#14057 | dismissal | |
#14219 | sparkling | |
#14424 | glitter | |
#15199 | sack | |
#16069 | illumination | |
#17533 | sparkle | |
#18201 | explode | |
#18233 | motivate | |
#24734 | stumble | |
#26359 | luminosity | |
#27242 | ignite | |
#29626 | twinkle | |
#29664 | flicker | |
#30162 | venting | |
#33648 | glimmer | |
#33849 | actuate | |
#33969 | propel | |
#37891 | flutter | |
#41037 | luminance | |
#42683 | incite | |
#43007 | fizz | |
#43603 | lightness | |
#44866 | moxie | |
#53663 | outpouring | |
#55515 | froth | |
#56223 | glint | |
#56309 | scintillation | |
#64040 | waver | |
#66000 | sacking | |
#68228 | ignites | |
#69319 | detonate | |
#71096 | jaunt | |
#76428 | instigate | |
#78293 | expelling | |
#91014 | ignitor | |
#91079 | igniter | |
#101627 | glisten | |
#144382 | aerate |
How to use spark in a sentence?
The American, if he has a spark of national feeling, will be humiliated by the very prospect of a foreigner's visit to Congress -- these, for the most part, illiterate hacks whose fancy vests are spotted with gravy, and whose speeches, hypocritical, unctuous, and slovenly, are spotted also with the gravy of political patronage, these persons are a reflection on the democratic process rather than of it; they expose it in its process rather than of it; they expose it in its underwear.
Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set off that spark in one another.
Throngs of young people driving around the neighborhood in cars draped with Turkish flags at night fired occasional shots in the air. Amid concern that attacks and vandalism could spark clashes as Kurdish residents complained of delayed police responses, authorities deployed riot squads in Altindag. We just watched this havoc for two days, but if they come again, we will defend ourselves.
I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly.
From Farbod Mimeh at LCG this morning: “With markets having already priced in a rate increase, a surprise decision from the Fed could spark major volatility and panic for equities.” http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-dangers-of-getting-cocky-ahead-of-interest-rate-decisions-2015-12-16
Translations for spark
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- vonkAfrikaans
- شرارةArabic
- іскраBelarusian
- искраBulgarian
- espurna, guspiraCatalan, Valencian
- jiskraCzech
- gwreichionenWelsh
- gnistDanish
- Funken, FunkeGerman
- σπίθαGreek
- chispaSpanish
- جرقه, اخگرPersian
- kipinäFinnish
- neistiFaroese
- étincelleFrench
- spréachIrish
- चिंगारीHindi
- szikraHungarian
- ռադիստ, կայծArmenian
- percikanIndonesian
- cintiloIdo
- neistiIcelandic
- scintillaItalian
- ניצוץHebrew
- 火花Japanese
- ნაპერწკალიGeorgian
- ಸ್ಪಾರ್ಕ್Kannada
- 불꽃Korean
- پڕشنگ, چهخماخهKurdish
- scintilla, ignisLatin
- FonkLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kibirkštisLithuanian
- dzirksts, dzirksteleLatvian
- искраMacedonian
- vonkDutch
- gnistNorwegian
- beluga, scintilaOccitan
- iskraPolish
- faísca, faúlha, fagulha, chispaPortuguese
- sbrinzelRomansh
- scânteieRomanian
- паяльник, электрик, искраRussian
- scincidha, schinchidhaSardinian
- жижа, жижица, варницаSerbo-Croatian
- iskraSlovak
- iskraSlovene
- shkëndijëAlbanian
- gnistaSwedish
- จุดประกายThai
- kıvılcımTurkish
- іскраUkrainian
- چنگاریUrdu
Get even more translations for spark »
Translation
Find a translation for the spark synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"spark." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/spark>.
Discuss these spark synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In