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 In May 2025, Forest had just flirted for some time with qualification for the Champions League, before a seventh-place finish was eventually enough to secure Europa League football. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The Real Housewives of Atlanta star and The Challenge veteran openly flirted on season 2 of the reality competition series. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirted

Verb

Boox teased the Picco, its take on the buzzy Xteink X4 e-reader, back in July, but provided almost no details.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2026
At the time, Earle only teased her potential response to Cooper, but has publicly remained mostly silent about the conflict until now.

— Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of teased

Verb

By the front door, a hummingbird repeatedly flitted to the tubular magenta blooms of the Salvia spathacea.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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

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

Nix darted to his right at the snap as Harvey ran a flat route toward the front pylon.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Late in the second period, freshman Emma Yokoi avoided a flag pull on a short, fourth-and-1 reception and darted 21 yards for a touchdown to push Newport Harbor’s lead to 13-0.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of darted

Verb

Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Don’t be fooled by the film’s advertising, which features an image of Neeson’s scowling visage dwarfing Levi aiming an automatic weapon.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fooled

Verb

The first model emerged onto a sinuous runway in a nubuck coat paired with chiffon pants that fluttered in the breeze, revealing knee-high calfskin boots.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Yellow flags Nothing did more damage to UConn’s defense in Saturday’s opener than the little yellow flags that fluttered onto the field from the referees’ waistband.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 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

The potential shifting of styles is no problem for Velasquez, who has danced under Cunningham and Binda and their successors Seiwert and Krutzkamp in her time in Sacramento.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The report asserts flatly that Zucker wasn’t truthful and danced around the same accusation regarding Ballmer.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026