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

Qatar’s armed forces captured and are holding three Iranian pilots who went missing in March when their jets were downed, the Missing Persons Committee of Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff said. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

The weapons dealers responsible for the cacophony on the lakefront of thundering jets have been gifted in the billions of tax dollars for the research and development of these weapons of mass destruction. — Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Researchers also observed intricate flows, jets and streamers moving through the corona in remarkable detail. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Carriers can be more easily targeted with drones and missiles, particularly by an adversary such as China, Swaine said, while smaller ships and submarines can be as effective in striking targets as the fighter jets that launch off a carrier. — Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Pakistan ‌has since deployed about 8,000 troops, fighter jets, drones ​and an air defense system to the kingdom, Reuters reported in May, and has pursued wider Gulf ‌security ties. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

The incursions became serious enough that Langley canceled nighttime training flights and moved its F-22 jets to another air base. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Those incursions have forced fighter jets to scramble repeatedly in response, along with leading to a building fire and injuries in Romania following a Russian drone crash. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Runway length also matters as commercial jets need more room to build enough speed for takeoff in higher temperatures. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 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