Synonyms of flits

flits

verb

present tense third-person singular of flit

as in flutters

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

bargain hunters at the flea market flitted from table to table like hummingbirds in a garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flutters
• darts
• dances
• flicks
• scurries
• flies
• wanders
• flickers
• zips
• flirts
• flitters
• sails
• speeds
• roams
• scuttles
• skips
• zooms
• scampers
• meanders
• sprints
• zings
• dashes
• skitters
• shoots
• rambles
• scuds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hangs
• floats
• hovers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flits

As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone. — Mike Albo, Vulture, 2 June 2026

Their father, Nahuel (Amién), flits from one romantic affair to another, failing to recognize his shortcomings the way fathers typically forget minor yet significant details, like mistaking his younger daughter’s shoe size or never delivering on his promise to have the sink fixed. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

Over sunny instrumentation, Rhys flits back and forth between English and Welsh in what feels like a nonsensical miasma of free association. — David Harris, SPIN, 4 May 2026

Identity takes the lead as the Moon flits into your sign, so your tone, pace, and choices are most likely to set the mood for everyone today. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026

Meanwhile, her husband flits in and out of town plying his opaque trade. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025

Throughout the film, del Toro flits and hovers between contradictory ideas, with the restlessness of the beautiful butterflies that Elizabeth, an amateur entomologist, likes to study. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025