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

Newly released internal emails show ICE quietly coordinating with Iranian officials to deport more than 100 Iranians on charter flights in 2025 and 2026, even as tensions and war fears escalated. — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

According to three people, Watts seemed desperate to rid himself of McCollough amid this incident, trying to put her on the 14-hour flight from Berlin to Los Angeles alone, until he was convinced otherwise by McCollough’s friends. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

United Launch Alliance has flown five while Blue Origin with a New Glenn mission and NASA with the Artemis II flight were the other two. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

The new champions open their title defense against Coventry City, who return to the top flight after a 25-year absence. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026