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

An Army official said the review of helicopter flights in other cities, including Los Angeles and the Seattle-Tacoma region, is ongoing. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

The flight took off from Mendoza, Argentina, after being forced to land there to wait out bad weather the day before, on its way from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026

But as of Thursday morning, Yankee Stadium is no longer included in stadiums where the ball flight would have been a homer. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

There are no direct flights between Russia and the US, Dalal noted. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026