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

Tens of thousands of travelers have had trips upended this week as storms caused Delta and other airlines to cancel hundreds of flights. —Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 18 Mar. 2026

South Floridians seeking a quick political business or leisure trip to the nation’s capital will soon have a new nonstop flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport among the choices to consider. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

Key Lime operated 83 flights across the country for ICE in September, Colorado Newsline reported. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026

And yes, much of this progress traces back to Robert Goddard’s first flight a century ago. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026