Synonyms of flown

flown

verb

past participle of fly

1

as in winged

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings

the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winged
• sailed
• hanged
• planed
• soared
• glided
• orbited
• drifted
• catapulted
• swept
• aviated
• floated
• hovered
• coasted
• wafted
• cruised
• flitted
• dove
• rocketed
• fluttered
• darted
• hung
• stooped
• dived
• helicoptered
• jetted

2

as in escaped

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

you must fly to safety immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaped
• fled
• left
• absconded
• moved
• gotten out
• got out
• avoided
• run away
• run off
• cleared out
• broken out (of)
• lost
• evaded
• gone
• broken free
• departed
• lammed
• quitted
• eluded
• exited
• shunned
• decamped
• eloped
• rescued
• pulled out
• quit
• extricated
• walked out
• released
• liberated
• taken off
• sprung
• freed
• sallied (forth)
• disentangled
• shoved (off)
• redeemed
• loosened
• loosed
• brought off
• emancipated
• unbound
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remained
• stayed
• lingered
• dwelt
• hung around
• returned
• dwelled
• tarried
• come back
• abided
• abode
• stuck around

3

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly

flew down the concourse to catch his flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raced
• sped
• driven
• speeded
• trotted
• buzzed
• rushed
• jumped
• scurried
• bolted
• zipped
• hurried
• travelled
• run
• traveled
• stepped
• scooted
• chased
• rammed
• blown
• darted
• dashed
• whisked
• scuttled
• blasted
• hurled
• rocketed
• torn
• jogged
• hurtled
• motored
• ripped
• zoomed
• jetted
• hustled
• breezed
• whirled
• careened
• hastened
• careered
• hied
• bundled
• coursed
• bowled
• pelted
• shot
• blazed
• bombed
• cracked (on)
• rustled
• bustled
• barreled
• humped
• nipped
• barrelled
• stepped on it
• belted
• beaten it
• made tracks
• hared
• highballed
• hotfooted (it)
• cannonballed
• flitted
• shaken a leg
• got a move on
• whizzed
• scudded
• scampered
• streaked
• sprinted
• beetled
• galloped
• accelerated
• stampeded
• scuffled
• overtaken
• outstripped
• stepped out
• quickened
• outpaced
• outrun
• caught up
• beelined
• arrowed
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawled
• dragged
• crept
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• hung (around or out)
• poked
• hanged (around or out)
• loitered
• strolled
• tarried
• shuffled
• sauntered
• dallied
• ambled
• lumbered
• dawdled
• plodded
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

4

as in fled

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fled
• bolted
• retreated
• run
• escaped
• broken
• skedaddled
• run away
• run off
• turned tail
• beaten it
• made tracks
• bugged out
• hightailed (it)
• absconded
• beaten a retreat
• decamped
• lit
• eloped
• got (away)
• gotten (away)
• gotten out
• got out
• cleared out
• made off
• skipped (out)
• scrammed
• scarpered
• scatted
• lighted out
• mizzled
• lammed
• skirred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronted
• faced
• dared
• braved
• defied
• remained
• bearded
• stayed
• lingered
• dwelt
• hung around
• dwelled
• tarried
• abided
• abode
• stuck around

5

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible

the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappeared
• vanished
• faded
• evaporated
• melted
• fled
• sunk
• dissipated
• dissolved
• evanesced
• cleared
• dropped out of sight
• dispersed
• died (away or down or out)
• dried up
• dematerialized
• dimmed
• blanked (out)
• blurred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeared
• arrived
• issued
• emerged
• come out
• materialized
• showed up
• loomed
• broken out
• shown up

6

as in passed

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval

the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passed
• wrought
• worked
• washed
• stood up
• played
• held up
• held water
• passed muster
• gone down
• taken
• gone over
• gone through
• got through
• gotten through