Synonyms of spark

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verb

1

as in to sparkle

to give off sparks

the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sparkle
• glow
• flash
• shine
• burn
• scintillate
• flame
• twinkle
• blaze
• light (up)
• radiate
• flare (up)
• combust

2

as in to trigger

to cause to function

interesting questions that are designed to spark the reader's brain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trigger
• activate
• drive
• power
• generate
• ignite
• fuel
• move
• start
• provoke
• set off
• fire
• turn on
• actuate
• charge
• crank (up)
• run
• push
• touch off
• stimulate
• electrify
• energize
• launch
• switch
• arouse
• excite
• turn over
• release
• incite
• reactivate
• trip
• discharge
• accelerate
• catalyze
• recharge
• kick over
• instigate
• stir up
• jump-start
• quicken
• kick-start
• speed (up)
• vitalize
• step up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cut
• kill
• cut out
• shut off
• stop
• turn off
• check
• cut off
• brake
• halt
• stick
• arrest
• draw up
• suppress
• deactivate
• slow
• stall
• repress
• jam
• stunt
• decelerate

3

as in to provoke

to rouse to strong feeling or action

President Kennedy's inspirational speeches sparked a generation of young idealists to enter the public arena

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoke
• encourage
• stimulate
• inspire
• stir
• arouse
• excite
• incite
• motivate
• move
• motive
• instigate
• fire (up)
• ignite
• rev (up)
• pique
• trigger
• induce
• drive
• impassion
• galvanize
• kindle
• anger
• energize
• activate
• inflame
• build a fire under
• set off
• animate
• foment
• fan
• quicken
• vitalize
• enflame
• bother
• key (up)
• pump up
• ferment
• enrage
• whip (up)
• upset
• raise
• get
• tease
• abet
• annoy
• taunt
• aggravate
• irritate
• exasperate
• jeer
• vex
• madden
• gall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• soothe
• subdue
• tranquillize
• appease
• placate
• tranquilize
• pacify
• mollify

spark

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noun

ˈspärk 

as in glimmer

a very small amount

not a spark of interest in the actress's memoirs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glimmer
• splash
• shred
• hint
• sprinkling
• touch
• little
• bit
• speck
• lick
• trace
• tad
• particle
• ray
• dab
• streak
• scintilla
• suspicion
• handful
• smack
• pinch
• smidgen
• spatter
• smell
• sliver
• ounce
• dash
• strain
• crumb
• smidgeon
• dram
• minimum
• spot
• shade
• smidge
• nip
• drop
• bite
• ace
• fleck
• mite
• shadow
• scruple
• smidgin
• peanuts
• soupçon
• portion
• dose
• snap
• drop in the bucket
• modicum
• skosh
• taste
• part
• driblet
• grain
• semblance
• molecule
• whit
• mote
• atom
• jot
• fragment
• vestige
• iota
• syllable
• scrap
• section
• dot
• nibble
• patch
• smattering
• scattering
• tittle
• minim
• granule
• morsel
• hoot
• splinter
• shiver
• shard
• chip
• flake
• nubbin
• flyspeck
• tatter
• clipping
• smatter
• paring
• shaving
• shot
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plenty
• abundance
• mass
• wealth
• lot
• loads
• deal
• quantity
• mess
• bundle
• pile
• stack
• bucket
• barrel
• profusion
• heaps
• mountain
• raft
• bushel
• peck
• volume
• oodles
• boatload
• gobs
• fistful
• wad
• reams
• scads
• passel
• surplus
• excess
• lashings
• much
• embarrassment
• potful
• overflow
• lashins
• bonanza
• superabundance
• overabundance
• overkill
• surfeit
• superfluity
• chunk
• oversupply
• overage
• slab
• lump
• overmuch
• hunk

Examples of spark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

However, the safety update is also sparking complaints from users who say the company has gone too far. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024

Dodgers Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63 Oct. 22, 2024 I was welcomed here. —Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024

Noun

Barely a sentence can be uttered about the thriving U.K. entertainment sector, for example, without mention of the film and high-end TV tax credit, widely seen as the growth spark for a now-circa-£6 billion ($7.8 billion) industry that attracts productions from all over the world. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024

And there’s maybe a tree that holds all of the sparks and a ne’er-do-well who wants to steal spark power. —Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024