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Antonyms for flying
ˈflaɪ ɪŋfly·ing

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 3 votes

  1. flying

    Transient and transitory are both derived from the same original source (Latin trans, over, and eo, go), denoting that which quickly passes or is passing away, but there is between them a fine shade of difference. A thing is transient which in fact is not lasting; a thing is transitory which by its very nature must soon pass away; a thing is temporary (Latin tempus, time) which is intended to last or be made use of but a little while; as, a transient joy; this transitory life; a temporary chairman. Ephemeral (Greek epi, on, and hemera, day) literally lasting but for a day, often marks more strongly than transient exceeding brevity of duration; it agrees with transitory in denoting that its object is destined to pass away, but is stronger, as denoting not only its certain but its speedy extinction; thus that which is ephemeral is looked upon as at once slight and perishable, and the word carries often a suggestion of contempt; man's life is transitory, a butterfly's existence is ephemeral; with no solid qualities or worthy achievements a pretender may sometimes gain an ephemeral popularity. That which is fleeting is viewed as in the act of passing swiftly by, and that which is fugitive (Latin fugio, flee) as eluding attempts to detain it; that which is evanescent (Latin evanesco, from e, out, and vanus, empty, vain) as in the act of vanishing even while we gaze, as the hues of the sunset.

    Antonyms:
    abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, perpetual, persistent, undying, unfading

    Synonyms:
    brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, fugitive, momentary, passing, short, temporary, transient, transitory

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. flight, flyingadjective

    an instance of traveling by air

    "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"

    Antonyms:
    unmoving, unhurried, nonmoving

    Synonyms:
    flight of steps, trajectory, escape, flight, flight of stairs

  2. fast-flying, flyingadjective

    moving swiftly

    "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"

    Antonyms:
    nonmoving, unhurried, unmoving

    Synonyms:
    fast-flying, quick, fast

  3. flying, quick, fastadjective

    hurried and brief

    "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

    Antonyms:
    unmoving, unhurried, nonmoving

    Synonyms:
    ready, profligate, straightaway, debauched, riotous, prompt, speedy, fast, dissolute, libertine, truehearted, warm, quick, immobile, loyal, degraded, agile, fast(a), fast-flying, firm, dissipated, spry, degenerate, immediate, nimble

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flyingadjective

    Synonyms:
    awing, volant, volitant, soaring

  2. flyingnoun

    Synonyms:
    aviation, flight

How to use flying in a sentence?

  1. Arnold Reed:

    At best, they are uncorroborated. At worst, they’re just not believable. When you consider that they’re flying down I-75, he is driving and has time to do all of that, they get pulled over by a police officer, and she doesn’t tell him what’s going on? any female or male that comes forward and says anybody harasses them, that is serious. Those things are not to be taken lightly. But we have to be able to at least have some corroboration if we’re going to be saying my client did something wrong.

  2. Antony Blinken:

    Today we are officially resuming operations at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. The Ukrainian people, with our security assistance, have defended The Ukrainian people homeland in the face of Russia's unconscionable invasion, and, as a result, the Stars and Stripes are flying over the Embassy once again. We stand proudly with, and continue to support, the government and people of Ukraine as The Ukrainian people defend The Ukrainian people country from the Kremlin's brutal war of aggression.

  3. Yuri A. Gagarin:

    I could have gone on flying through space forever.

  4. Steve Milloy:

    It's going to be like Davos, where you see all those private jets lined up, in America, they expect people to get rid of their pets, to change their diet, to drive electric vehicles to reduce emissions, and here you have these clowns flying around wherever they want, staying in these nice places with a huge carbon footprint.

  5. Alfred Al Rodrigues:

    It was scary at the beginning because they were flying low enough where you could see the pilots' faces.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2729permanent
#3992flying
#7979eternal
#8458lasting
#9645persistent
#14758perpetual
#16215immortal
#16309enduring
#19813everlasting
#27095abiding
#53956undying
#111959unhurried
#113534imperishable
#137993unmoving
#165182nonmoving
#309144unfading

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