Synonyms of flight

flight 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈflīt 

as in flying

travel through the air by the use of wings

for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flying
• aviation
• aeronautics
• gliding
• soaring
• ballooning
• skydiving
• paragliding
• hang gliding

flight

2 of 2

noun (2)

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement

a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• getaway
• rout
• break
• rescue
• bunk
• breakout
• liberation
• slip
• lam
• redemption
• salvation
• release
• deliverance
• jailbreak
• close call
• close shave
• near miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imprisonment
• confinement
• incarceration
• captivity
• custody
• retention
• holding
• detention
• risk
• internment
• hold
• trouble
• immurement
• hazard
• peril
• jeopardy
• endangerment
• imperilment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flight

Noun

About 80% of the rocket's 2026 flights have been devoted to building out Starlink, by far the largest satellite network ever assembled. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 July 2026

The second flight on his schedule was with Rosario, who has a pilot’s license but had not logged enough flying hours to pilot a plane by herself. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Yoon’s lawyers said the drone flights were a response to North Korea flying thousands of trash-carrying balloons into the South. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Many booked the long flight, arranged a hotel, and spent a week recovering abroad just to access techniques that were difficult to find at home. — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026