lightning - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

Synonyms

• lightning

More generic

• flash

More specific

• heat lightning
• sheet lighting

Noun

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

Synonyms

• lightning

More generic

• atmospheric electricity

More specific

• bolt
• bolt of lightning
• chain lightning
• forked lightning
• thunderbolt

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