(of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive

"A flagrant violation of the law"

Synonyms:blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident, conspicuous

"He has a natural flair for flying and wants to be a pilot"

Synonyms:talent, knack, aptitude, affinity

something that produces a flame or bright light

"The boat is equipped with flares"

Synonyms:blaze, flash, dazzle, glare

Synonyms:sycophancy, adulation, toady, blandishment, fawning, cajolerly, wheedling, unctuous

a very small patch of colour or light

"She flecked the canvas with blue paint"

Synonyms:spot, mark, patch, smudge, stain

lasting for a very short time

"He had a fleeting moment of panic but quickly recovered"

Synonyms:brief, transient, short

very thin, or easily broken or destroyed

"This container is built of a flimsy material so it can break anytime"

Synonyms:frail, fragile, insubstantial

make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise

Synonyms:throw, propel, launch, loft, toss

with too much decoration or detail

"A florid, baroque building"

Synonyms:embellished, ornate

to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud

"He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters"

Synonyms:struggle

openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention)

"They flouted the rules of the game and were disqualified immediately"

Synonyms:defy, scorn, disdain

a sudden light fall of snow, blown in different directions by the wind

"We might see a snow flurry tonight"

to make a series of quick delicate movements

Synonyms:agitation, flapping, quiver

lack of good sense; foolishness

a building in the form of castle, temple, etc.

instigate or stir up

Synonyms:instigate, incite, provoke, agitate

Antonyms:calm

refrain from doing something

"She could not forbear a smile"

Synonyms:refrain, desist

Synonyms:ancestor

a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension

"With a sense of foreboding she read the note"

Synonyms:apprehension, anxiety, perturbation, alarm

past

Synonyms:past, former, earlier, previous, prior, bygone