FLIERS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

fliers

noun

variants also flyers

plural of flier

as in ventures

a risky undertaking willing to take a flier on the bold, new venture

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sure things

as in pilots

one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft a hot-air balloon flier

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Recent Examples of fliers Akiyama was the 239th person to orbit Earth and 246th to cross the boundary into space (including suborbital fliers), according to the Registry of Space Travelers by the Association of Space Explorers. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 But their flyers, and the magnet program as a whole, is still a work in progress. — Austin Horn august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Ahead, shop the 15 best Brooks shoes currently on sale, all highly-rated by nurses, frequent fliers, and people who clock thousands of steps a day; prices start at just $65. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 Our expert take The JetBlue Premier Card is perfect for frequent JetBlue flyers who want to take advantage of their growing number of airport lounges. — Jason Stauffer,brett Holzhauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 American Airlines is expanding its snack menus for Main Cabin flyers based on customer feedback and testing, the release said. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The event comes nearly a week after anti-Muslim protesters gathered outside a Dearborn City Council meeting and Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers were found in nearby communities. — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The airline offers extended stays in Finland’s capital city at no extra cost to fliers—the itineraries can be booked as a multi-city trip. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 Kadel always had her head bent over her work, page after page of detailed line drawings that later appeared on friends’ bedroom and living room walls and sometimes on fliers for shows at Spaceland or the Silverlake Lounge. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The main course is finding new names to invest in, or doing the homework to learn about one of your existing portfolio company's buzzy ventures.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
The fallout cost Ferguson charity affiliations, contributed to the closure of Sarah's Trust and damaged several of her business ventures.

— Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ventures

Noun

Congress has a role to play, too, by balancing the censuring of officials whose risks don’t pay off with awards for those who take heroic gambles for the right reasons.

— Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
But getting to this point required one of the Civil War’s most famous naval gambles.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of gambles

Noun

The Infamous Flight Jacket No piece from the film – except perhaps Maverick’s aviators – is more closely tied to its costume design than the pilot jacket.

— Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The brand is known for iconic models like the Portugieser, originally made in the 1930s for two Portuguese merchants, and the Big Pilot, created for aviators in the 1940s.

— Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of aviators

Noun

The growing normalization and adoption of open-weight AI models, as enterprises and consumers alike seek to customize models to their unique use cases.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The Ledger Outlives The Interface In 2030, as now, public companies will require a general ledger and a chart of accounts inside a system both enterprises and regulators trust.

— Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of enterprises

Noun

Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of speculations

Noun

Aledo looked strong in a scrimmage at Tim Buchanan Stadium, with Lewisville transfer quarterback Tre Williams completing 14 of 21 passes for 180 yards and two touchdown throws.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
But too often, the inherently simpler throws appear difficult.

— Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of throws

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