Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flicker

3 senses of flicker

Sense 1
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver -- (move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered")
       => move back and forth -- (move in one direction and then into the opposite direction)

Sense 2
flicker, flick -- (shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered")
       => shine, beam -- (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces")

Sense 3
flicker, flick -- (flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off")
       => flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing")

Antonyms of adj flickering

1 sense of flickering

Sense 1
flickering, aflicker (predicate) -- (shining unsteadily)

INDIRECT (VIA unsteady) -> steady -- (not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer")

Similarity of adj flickering

1 sense of flickering

Sense 1
flickering, aflicker (predicate) -- (shining unsteadily)
       => unsteady (vs. steady) -- (subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice")