Synonyms of flies

flies 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fly

1

as in hovers

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings

the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovers
• wings
• glides
• floats
• planes
• soars
• sails
• drifts
• flutters
• darts
• aviates
• wafts
• flits
• sweeps
• hangs
• coasts
• catapults
• helicopters
• cruises
• jets
• orbits
• rockets
• stoops
• dives

2

as in escapes

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

you must fly to safety immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escapes
• flees
• leaves
• absconds
• runs away
• runs off
• moves
• gets out
• breaks free
• lams
• goes
• breaks out (of)
• clears out
• avoids
• evades
• loses
• exits
• departs
• shuns
• eludes
• walks out
• pulls out
• quits
• elopes
• rescues
• takes off
• shoves (off)
• extricates
• liberates
• springs
• disentangles
• sallies (forth)
• frees
• releases
• looses
• decamps
• loosens
• emancipates
• redeems
• brings off
• unbinds
• manumits
• unfetters
• uncages
• unchains
• enfranchises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remains
• stays
• lingers
• dwells
• abides
• hangs around
• returns
• sticks around
• tarries
• comes back

3

as in scurries

to proceed or move quickly

flew down the concourse to catch his flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurries
• travels
• speeds
• rushes
• races
• hurries
• trots
• drives
• chases
• jumps
• zips
• buzzes
• blows
• runs
• scoots
• darts
• scuttles
• tears
• rips
• zooms
• blasts
• shoots
• whirls
• dashes
• bowls
• hurls
• jets
• rams
• barrels
• steps
• motors
• hustles
• jogs
• breezes
• blazes
• hurtles
• rustles
• rockets
• bolts
• whisks
• hies
• hares
• hastens
• bombs
• cracks (on)
• bustles
• beats it
• bundles
• belts
• courses
• humps
• pelts
• nips
• careens
• gallops
• careers
• steps on it
• flits
• makes tracks
• cannonballs
• beetles
• shakes a leg
• hotfoots (it)
• highballs
• scampers
• scuds
• gets a move on
• whizzes
• accelerates
• sprints
• streaks
• outruns
• overtakes
• stampedes
• quickens
• arrows
• outstrips
• outpaces
• steps out
• scuffles
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• creeps
• pokes
• lingers
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• dawdles
• tarries
• saunters
• shuffles
• strolls
• dallies
• ambles
• plods
• slows (down or up)
• lumbers
• decelerates
• dillydallies

4

as in flees

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flees
• retreats
• runs
• bolts
• escapes
• breaks
• runs away
• runs off
• beats it
• beats a retreat
• turns tail
• skedaddles
• hightails (it)
• makes tracks
• bugs out
• absconds
• gets (away)
• skips (out)
• gets out
• elopes
• lams
• makes off
• decamps
• clears out
• lights out
• scarpers
• scats
• scrams
• skirrs
• mizzles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronts
• faces
• dares
• defies
• remains
• stays
• lingers
• dwells
• braves
• hangs around
• abides
• beards
• sticks around
• tarries

5

as in disappears

to cease to be visible

the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappears
• vanishes
• fades
• melts
• flees
• evaporates
• dissolves
• sinks
• dissipates
• drops out of sight
• dematerializes
• blurs
• evanesces
• disperses
• dies (away or down or out)
• clears
• dries up
• dims
• blanks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appears
• emerges
• arrives
• comes out
• looms
• issues
• materializes
• shows up
• breaks out

6

as in passes

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval

the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passes
• works
• washes
• stands up
• plays
• holds water
• takes
• holds up
• passes muster
• goes down
• goes over
• goes through
• gets through

flies

2 of 2

noun

plural of fly

as in screens

Related Words

• screens
• shields
• shelters
• canvases
• shades
• umbrellas
• domes
• roofs
• bowers
• tents
• sunshades
• arbors
• ceilings
• canopies
• pavilions
• awnings
• covers
• pergolas
• marquees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flies

Verb

SpaceX now flies roughly half the world’s orbital launches — 165 in 2025 and more than 80% of the mass carried to orbit — but its vehicles are built for its own missions. — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

In a generation that promotes body positivity, Brandy Melville flies under the radar with its eye-catching branding and misleading sizes. — Sienna Feliciano, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The airline is also extending leases on its Boeing 777-300ER—the aircraft that flies the NYC to TPE route. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

The source also described an incident involving a helicopter pilot who regularly flies to a residence in the restricted zone. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Opportunities worth fighting for Esters, a 64-year-old retired clay sculptor for a Detroit automaker, flies three American flags at his Sherwood Forest home on the city’s west side. — Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

The airline is based in Houston but only flies one route from there, also to New Haven. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

The nose is designed to help break up the shockwaves that are typically created when an aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

Phrases Containing flies

• as the crow flies