split second

Questions about split second

What is another word for split second?

It depends which split second you mean. In the sense “a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)”, the synonyms are blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute. Across all 1 sense there are 9 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of split second?

WordNet records no antonym for split second. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for split second come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of split second

• Full entry for split secondAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for split secondWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.