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

Students from around the globe would apply for visas, book expensive flights and move to places like the United States, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. — Habib Al Souleiman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Following Dallas was Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), which records about five accidents per 1 million flights and less than one snow day per year with just 2 percent of wildlife strikes considered damaging. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Stoplights that could have warned the American flight of the impending conflict extinguished after the small plane landed and did not illuminate again until the Delta plane was on final approach, the report said. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

The traveler arrived on British Airways flight 281, from London, at Gate 155 in the international terminal July 3. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026