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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in scurries

to proceed or move quickly

flew down the concourse to catch his flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• dematerializes
• blurs
• evanesces
• disperses
• drops out of sight
• dries up
• clears
• dims
• dies (away or down or out)
• blanks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• takes
• holds water
• holds up
• goes over
• goes down
• passes muster
• goes through
• gets through

flies

2 of 2

noun

plural of fly

as in shields

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Phrases Containing flies

• as the crow flies

• as the crow flies