FLIRTED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

flirted

verb

past tense of flirt

as in teased

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers

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as in flitted

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers

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Recent Examples of flirted The president has repeatedly flirted with broadening the assault, hoping yet another round of bombardment might force Iran to yield. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Walsh flirted with the 50-meter butterfly world record and took gold, with Douglass finishing in silver position. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Everyone from Brian Fuller to LeBron James has flirted with the property over the past decade, but its big screen future continues to be murky. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026 Situational Awareness flirted with disaster for reasons that had nothing to do with its view of artificial intelligence. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Trotsky, receptive to her attention, flirted with her in English during dinners—often unnoticed by Natalia, who did not speak the language. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 Over the next decade, under leader Deng Xiaoping’s firm leadership, China flirted with capitalism and transformed its socio-economic and political systems, effectively becoming the world’s factory. — Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 23 July 2026 But that winning record masks the fact that this Argentina team has flirted with elimination on more than one occasion. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026 The most recent season also revealed that Wilson flirted with Miller throughout the summer, raising her hopes for a possible reconciliation, only to hook up with her best friend months later. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirted

Verb

Fillion has already played Guy in previous DC Universe projects, including Superman and season 2 of Peacemaker, and teased that his character’s signature confidence wanes in Lanterns.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Sorvino previously teased the sequel back in 2024, explaining that the original writer, Robin Schiff, was finalizing the script at the time.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of teased

Verb

The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Another trio flitted about the main kitchen.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

Definition of flitted

Verb

The pair even toyed around with the idea of a potential collaboration.

— Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Four years later — after the Broncos had toyed unsuccessfully with finding his replacement — Morton teamed with a new coach, his former Cowboys teammate Dan Reeves.

— Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026

Definition of toyed

Verb

The Vikings defensive utility piece darted through on a blitz for a tackle for loss on a Giants’ shotgun run in the first quarter.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2026
Bijan Robinson took a handoff, darted to the right side and, in a game setting, may have taken a big hit.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of darted

Verb

No case illustrates the ease with which they are fooled like the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Ultimately, Marissa is a devoted mom who had nothing to do with her son’s disappearance and who was fooled by her own husband.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of fooled

Verb

All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Young people fluttered about, wearing custom white T-shirts emblazoned with the festival’s retro cartoon-style poster art.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of fluttered

Verb

Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.

— Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of kidded

Verb

While helicopters scattered miniature red roses over the crowd, priests in white robes celebrated Mass and the popular Mazowsze folk ensemble sang and danced to traditional Polish music.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The best part was the crew of dragonflies that danced around the summit.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026