What is another word for Fly?
Synonyms for Fly
flaɪfly
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
fly
Synonyms:
capitulate, cede, fail, fall, forfeit, lose, resign, retire, retreat, submit, succumb, surrender, yieldAntonyms:
beat, checkmate, conquer, crush, defeat, discomfit, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, overthrow, prevail over, put down, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, win, worst
Princeton's WordNet
flynoun
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Synonyms:
fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly sheetAntonyms:
unvigilant, unalert, unwatchfultent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flapnoun
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Synonyms:
fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly, fly sheetAntonyms:
unalert, unvigilant, unwatchfulfly, fly frontnoun
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
Synonyms:
fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly, fly sheetAntonyms:
unvigilant, unalert, unwatchfulfly, fly ballnoun
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Synonyms:
fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly, fly sheetAntonyms:
unvigilant, unwatchful, unalertflyadjective
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Synonyms:
fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly sheetAntonyms:
unalert, unvigilant, unwatchfulflyverb
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
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unalert, unwatchful, unvigilantfly, wingverb
travel through the air; be airborne
"Man cannot fly"
Synonyms:
take flight, fly, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unvigilant, unwatchful, unalertflyverb
move quickly or suddenly
"He flew about the place"
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unwatchful, unvigilant, unalertfly, aviate, pilotverb
operate an airplane
"The pilot flew to Cuba"
Synonyms:
take flight, fly, vaporize, pilot, aviate, navigate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unwatchful, unalert, unvigilantflyverb
transport by aeroplane
"We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unvigilant, unwatchful, unalertflyverb
cause to fly or float
"fly a kite"
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unalert, unvigilant, unwatchfulflyverb
be dispersed or disseminated
"Rumors and accusations are flying"
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unvigilant, unwatchful, unalertflyverb
change quickly from one emotional state to another
"fly into a rage"
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unwatchful, unalert, unvigilantfly, fell, vanishverb
pass away rapidly
"Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
Synonyms:
take flight, drop, vaporize, pilot, aviate, disappear, flee, vanish, fell, strike down, go away, wing, cut down, flyAntonyms:
unwatchful, unalert, unvigilantflyverb
travel in an airplane
"she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unvigilant, unalert, unwatchfulflyverb
display in the air or cause to float
"fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unvigilant, unalert, unwatchfulflee, fly, take flightverb
run away quickly
"He threw down his gun and fled"
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, fly, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, pilot, wingAntonyms:
unvigilant, unalert, unwatchfulflyverb
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unalert, unwatchful, unvigilantflyverb
hit a fly
Synonyms:
take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wingAntonyms:
unalert, unwatchful, unvigilantvanish, fly, vaporizeverb
decrease rapidly and disappear
"the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
Synonyms:
take flight, disappear, vaporize, fly, aviate, vaporise, flee, zap, vanish, gasify, fell, evaporate, go away, pilot, wing, aerifyAntonyms:
unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
flyverb
flyverb
flyverb
Synonyms:
burst, explode, be scattered, break in pieces, be broken to piecesflyverb
Synonyms:
flee, escape, decamp, abscond, make off, pack off, slip away, steal away, slink awayflyverb
flynoun
Synonyms:
winged insectflynoun
Synonyms:
fly-wheelflynoun
Synonyms:
compass card
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#868 | submit | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1826 | vol | |
#2061 | flight | |
#2158 | drop | |
#2636 | fail | |
#2703 | rise | |
#2806 | fly | |
#3169 | lose | |
#3447 | pilot | |
#3992 | flying | |
#4010 | plane | |
#4096 | wing | |
#4158 | rob | |
#4422 | navigate | |
#4430 | escape | |
#4538 | fell | |
#4557 | yield | |
#6803 | float | |
#8206 | retreat | |
#8683 | steal | |
#10204 | flies | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#12421 | disappear | |
#12529 | retire | |
#13714 | stealing | |
#19114 | glide | |
#19126 | soar | |
#19158 | flee | |
#19661 | resign | |
#20365 | hover | |
#25243 | zap | |
#26237 | skim | |
#27954 | vanish | |
#29516 | forfeit | |
#29929 | ascend | |
#32588 | fei | |
#47047 | succumb | |
#48650 | evaporate | |
#53653 | maggot | |
#66067 | cede | |
#66721 | vole | |
#113690 | smee | |
#119891 | vaporize | |
#131463 | capitulate | |
#194257 | abscond |
How to use Fly in a sentence?
The first plane flew only for 12 seconds, and so there is no practical application of that, but it showed the possibility that a plane could fly.
It was emotional, i was happy, more than anything, that my kids got to be there and my wife. Its always nice to hear compliments, compliments are nice, let’s face it everyone likes it. I don’t like the limelight. I’m happy it’s over with because I like to fly under the radar.
His friends stepped in to defend his right, but after having a peaceful dialogue we all came to an agreement, even though he has the right to fly any flag, it's not OK to promote hate.
So the bottom line is, while a NATO no-fly zone seems to be a bridge too far for me and the administration, there is bipartisan support for sending a package that includes fighter jets and air defense systems to the Ukraine immediately, so that we can have a Ukrainian no-fly zone manned by Ukrainian pilots and manned by missile systems in the hands of the Ukrainian military.
This allows them to do dynamic planning while they are in route to an objective, they get on a plane and fly somewhere between 12 to 20 hours to get to an objective. During that time they have very little data. The transformation we are making is that they will be able to have voice communications along with huge amounts of data.
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