Synonyms of flights

flights

noun

plural of flight

as in escapes

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

• escapes
• routs
• getaways
• breaks
• bunks
• breakouts
• rescues
• slips
• lams
• liberations
• redemptions
• salvations
• releases
• deliverances
• jailbreaks
• close calls
• close shaves
• near misses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incarcerations
• confinements
• imprisonments
• internments
• captivities
• holdings
• detentions
• immurements
• risks
• custodies
• hazards
• holds
• troubles
• perils
• jeopardies
• retentions
• imperilments
• endangerments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flights

From fans around the world trying the Metroplex’s best barbecue to exploring the Fort Worth Stockyards and hopping back on double-digit-hour flights with cowboy hats on, Haaland’s DFW experience encapsulated that completely. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

According to Parsons, this will support the bank’s forecast for four commercial launches this year and 1,588 flights in 2031. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Other travel booking platforms are dealing with concerns that users might be able to use AI to bypass their services entirely, tapping AI agents to book flights and hotels, build itineraries, and read reviews. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026

All of these flights launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, as the Russian Soyuz vehicle offered the US space agency its only means of accessing orbit. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Travelers can also expect to pay an average of $1,357 for flights, while daily car rentals average $110—the highest in the study. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

The capability could allow flights from locations that cannot support conventional commercial aircraft. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

Delta Air Lines is officially selling basic tickets across its premium cabins, at least on some flights. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 8 July 2026

The summer is still young, but travelers have already dealt with the seasonal one-two-three punch of extreme weather, schedule disruptions and stressful flights. — Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 8 July 2026