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

That’s a good thing, because the Viceroy flies lower than the masts of larger sailboats and much lower than, say, the upper decks of a cruise ship. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

The company flies to private terminals in Aspen, Colorado; Los Cabos, Mexico; Los Angeles (Van Nuys); Maui; Miami; New York (Westchester and NYC); and West Palm Beach, Florida. — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

The company advertises a 100-mile range and a top speed of 150mph for Midnight, which flies on 12 rotors. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

The piece firmly set the tone for the brand, while cementing Vanguart’s reputation as the ‘CEO’s watch’, as it’s known in collector circles today—even if the brand still flies relatively under the radar. — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026

When the group gets close to a nest, the mother duck usually flies off, giving everyone a chance to spot the eggs hidden in the cover crop. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Back then, the company — which also flies the workhorse Electron small-satellite launcher — targeted a 2024 debut for the 141-foot-tall (42 meters) Neutron, which features a reusable first stage. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Who has oversight of a car that flies, hovers or otherwise defies gravity? — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

When the drone flies near an object and a whisker grazes or bends against a surface, the pressure changes at the base are measured in under two milliseconds, enabling the drone to calculate contact location and depth with millimeter precision. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing flies

• as the crow flies