Synonyms of jets

jets 1 of 2

noun

plural of jet

as in sprays

a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening

bought a new showerhead that emits a superpowerful jet of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprays
• flushes
• spouts
• spurts
• squirts
• bursts
• blasts
• gushes
• spits
• geysers
• spritzes
• spews
• spouters

jets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jet

1

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force

water jetting out of opened fire hydrants at a dangerously high rate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pours
• streams
• rushes
• squirts
• spouts
• splashes
• spurts
• gushes
• rolls
• spews
• swooshes
• washes
• cascades
• runs
• flushes
• floods
• issues
• surges
• swells
• sloshes
• fountains
• drowns
• plashes
• sluices
• deluges
• swamps
• submerges
• overflows
• engulfs
• inundates
• overwhelms
• submerses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• trickles
• drips
• dribbles
• leaks
• sprinkles
• strains
• bleeds
• seeps
• weeps
• percolates
• oozes
• exudes
• spatters

2

as in ejects

to violently throw out or off (something from within)

the volcano has been jetting out fiery lava in life-threatening amounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejects
• erupts
• spits
• expels
• emits
• spouts
• belches
• spurts
• streams
• fires
• disgorges
• pours
• eructs
• spews
• releases
• squirts
• hurls
• exhales
• surges
• springs
• gushes
• vents
• issues
• heaves
• emanates
• shoots
• tosses
• flings
• launches
• discharges
• casts
• pitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contains
• restrains
• shuts (in or up)
• bottles (up)

3

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly

the presidential candidates jetted through the state for a week before racing off to the next primary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeds
• races
• flies
• travels
• rushes
• trots
• drives
• zips
• chases
• hurries
• scurries
• jumps
• darts
• buzzes
• motors
• bowls
• blows
• scoots
• runs
• blasts
• rams
• rockets
• barrels
• dashes
• tears
• zooms
• steps
• belts
• bolts
• rips
• bombs
• shoots
• scuttles
• whirls
• courses
• blazes
• careers
• breezes
• jogs
• humps
• hurls
• bundles
• hustles
• nips
• cracks (on)
• whisks
• hies
• pelts
• hurtles
• hares
• beats it
• cannonballs
• steps on it
• rustles
• bustles
• hastens
• careens
• makes tracks
• highballs
• gallops
• hotfoots (it)
• beetles
• scuds
• shakes a leg
• streaks
• gets a move on
• sprints
• flits
• scampers
• accelerates
• whizzes
• stampedes
• scuffles
• arrows
• steps out
• outruns
• quickens
• overtakes
• outstrips
• outpaces
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lags
• pokes
• crawls
• creeps
• drags
• lingers
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• strolls
• tarries
• dawdles
• shuffles
• dallies
• saunters
• ambles
• dillydallies
• decelerates
• lumbers
• slows (down or up)
• plods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jets

Noun

In Hungary, the defense minister said fighter jets escorted three passenger planes Friday through the country's airspace within an hour after each received a bomb threat. — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

In Hungary, the defense minister said military fighter jets escorted three separate passenger planes across the country's airspace within an hour after each received bomb threats. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

At least three aircraft received escorts from Hungarian fighter jets during Friday’s incidents. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

An engine fan blade could cost $50,000 or even more than $100,000 for bigger jets, Goodson said. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

The jets are made in Fort Worth at the Lockheed Martin facility. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Later in Thursday’s demonstration, the Roadster used the same jets to leap over a line of Tesla’s existing models parked side-by-side, and then used the jets off the back of the car to accelerate to 60 mph in that record time. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Also, historically, the Pentagon's procurement decisions have reduced spending on ammunition and missiles to free up money for fighter jets, tanks and warships, even while acknowledging that those weapons are essential to war fighting. — James Laporta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, the airline is only getting started putting Starlink on the widebody jets that operate its longest routes. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026

Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026

The rom-com follows a 20-something chef amid a quarter-life crisis who jets off to Italy to find herself, and discovers love in the process. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026

Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025

Rigel jets off to the base of a tree, and her tail stiffens, pointing up—the signal that the dog has found one. — Tyler Zielinski, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Nov. 2021