EYEBLINK Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

eyeblink

noun

ˈī-ˌbliŋk

Definition of eyeblink

as in minute

a very small space of time within an eyeblink I accepted their offer on the house

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Recent Examples of eyeblink Five million years is an eyeblink in geologic time. — Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyeblink

Noun

Westport proper is a 10-or-so-minute drive away for shopping and strolling.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Both in jeans and black blazers, Ellison and Kreiz fielded questions from the national press for nearly 30 minutes on the lot’s Stage 3.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of minute

Noun

Jurors repeatedly reviewed surveillance video capturing the hours, minutes and seconds leading to the shooting before ultimately deadlocking on the homicide charges.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The ancient Egyptian city will experience an extraordinary 6 minutes 23 seconds of totality, close to the longest possible anywhere on Earth that day.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of second

Noun

But moments before the nosedive, passengers seated near the front of the plane heard sounds of a fight inside the cockpit, said passenger Daniel Schlichter, who was seated in the second row.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Their model links the ytterbium moments with the directionally fluctuating manganese spins.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026