Synonyms of planes

planes 1 of 3

noun

plural of plane

as in airplanes

a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift

a plane flew overhead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• airplanes
• aeroplanes
• airliners
• aircraft
• ships
• airships
• jets
• bombers
• tractors
• tankers
• airframes
• freighters
• liners
• biplanes
• jetliners
• seaplanes
• air taxis
• turboprops
• warplanes
• fighters
• turbojets
• supersonics
• gliders
• rocket planes
• amphibians
• supersonic transports
• torpedo bombers
• sailplanes
• aerodynes
• lightplanes
• aerospace planes
• superjets
• triplanes
• trijets
• jump jets
• air-cushion vehicles
• trimotors
• towplanes
• tilt-rotors

planes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of plane

as in smooths

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps

planed the wood for the picnic table perfectly smooth so that no one would get splinters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smooths
• shaves
• levels
• rakes
• trims
• flattens
• crops
• evens
• clips
• prunes
• surfaces
• cards
• combs
• pares
• smoothens
• lays
• spreads
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughs
• roughens
• wrinkles
• bends
• coarsens
• pits
• rumples
• dents
• kinks

planes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of plane

as in flies

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

an eagle planed effortlessly overhead, gliding on an air current

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flies
• wings
• hovers
• sails
• floats
• glides
• soars
• drifts
• darts
• aviates
• flutters
• jets
• orbits
• coasts
• helicopters
• cruises
• sweeps
• wafts
• rockets
• catapults
• flits
• hangs
• stoops
• dives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of planes

Noun

According to the article, during this period Israeli war planes deliberately targeted civilian structures such as office towers, apartment buildings, government ministries, utility companies, banks, and universities. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Delta says Amazon Leo will roll out across hundreds of aircraft beginning in 2028, with an initial installation on 500 planes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Last month, the carrier’s top executives described new initiatives such as making making bigger and higher-end airport lounges and refreshing interiors for long-haul planes. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 July 2026

The Air Force One planes that are specially built by Boeing are designed to be a virtual White House in the sky to protect against missiles and even a potential nuclear strike. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Kyiv’s drones continue to punish critical infrastructure, and the fear of losing more expensive assets has pushed Russian ships and planes farther away from the front. — Brady Africk, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

Some previous thinking held that this needed to take place on a large scale — such as shooting aerosols from planes high in the stratosphere — and would require intricate global cooperation. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Delta, for instance, is testing planes in which the majority of seats are premium, while United touted plans to offer Wi-Fi supported by Elon Musk’s Starlink on 1,000 of its planes by year-end. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Several African countries have provided planes and buses to bring their citizens home during a surge in anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa in recent months that has sparked some attacks against foreigners and left parts of the country on edge. — ABC News, 13 July 2026