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

Chaparral flies autonomously Elroy Air completed a new series of autonomous, uncrewed flight tests of its Chaparral cargo aircraft under the US Department of Transportation and FAA’s eIPP project. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Related Stories The festival traditionally flies all the flags representing directors with films in the selection from flagpoles on the Palazzo del Cinema, where the gala screenings take place every night. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

The music churns, the camera flies, flashes of the past and the future intrude alongside visions of events that may or may not be real. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Continue reading … COCKPIT CHAOS — Stolen plane flies toward nuclear plant before crash-landing in sunflower field. — FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

For flights using a wide-body plane, American Airlines flies exclusively Boeing aircrafts. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

At his best, Fries flies off the ball with force and aggression. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Along with his young assistant, Cody, David flies to Europe on his former boss’ executive jet. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Delta Air Lines flies direct between Atlanta and Johannesburg and is expected to launch service between Atlanta and Cape Town later this year. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing flies

• as the crow flies