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 Police Chief Christopher Egan told CBS News Detroit that the flyers may be from a group from Ohio and appeared to have been tossed out of a car window. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Winter Park has some flyers on the outside with Marshall commit Tristan Gunn and Johnny Slack. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 The sisters stuffed envelopes with flyers marketing tours, and traveled with their parents on scouting trips. — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Though potential mission delays could still open up opportunities for these innovative flyers to tag along. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026 Even before the hearing was over Monday, Herz was passing out flyers urging voters to turn down the referendum. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026 Throughout the morning, a steady influx of voters walking into the library dodged eager campaign staffers handing out political flyers in the parking lot, hoping to win last minute votes for their candidates. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Goodbye Blue Monday tips more cozy and eclectic, with comfy couches, vintage lamps, and bulletin boards full of fliers. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 15 Aug. 2026 His dad handed him one of E&R Laundry’s fliers, assuring Hurewitz-Ravitch that a campus laundry service would save him time. — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Kelce has a number of business ventures, including co-owning Garage Beer with his brother, Jason, and being part of the Alpine Formula One ownership group with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Because Chinese companies lead in key technologies, such as batteries, joint ventures and technology licensing are essential for American companies to compete globally, including alongside China, not only against it.

— GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of ventures

Noun

On Saturday, Iranian authorities alleged for the first time that the pilots had been captured in Qatar, after previously saying one pilot had been killed and three others were missing following their sortie.

— August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Finance can help move AI from productivity pilots to scalable transformation that improves performance, supports growth and creates sustainable shareholder value.

— Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pilots

Noun

All these missions are complex, high-cost gambles for China that would consume large quantities of military assets and result in immense casualties and property damage.

— Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
The fifth-year pro is 100 percent aggressive, 100 percent of the time, taking wild gambles that result in either pick-sixes or soul-crushing defensive breakdowns.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 July 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

Read on its own, the essay is a reasonable brief for why enterprises should treat this moment differently than the last decade of cybersecurity practice.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The effort aims to mobilize more than $500 billion in third-party capital for hyperscalers, frontier AI labs and enterprises to build out data centers and acquire Nvidia hardware.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 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

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