Synonyms of zips

zips 1 of 2

noun

plural of zip

as in zeros

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it

I've got zip as far as new ideas go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• zeros
• goose eggs
• ohs
• nils
• ciphers
• naughts
• voids
• zilches
• blanks
• aughts
• o's

zips

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of zip

1

as in hums

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

a dragonfly zipped by my ear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hums
• buzzes
• whispers
• whirs
• zooms
• hisses
• whizzes
• burrs
• sighs
• drones
• bumbles
• whistles
• murmurs
• purrs
• fizzes
• thrums
• swishes
• whishes
• whooshes
• rustles
• chirrs
• wheezes
• coos
• churrs
• sizzles
• currs

2

as in darts

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

the fly zipped around the room, trying to find a way to the outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hangs
• floats
• hovers

3

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly

knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of zips

Noun

Wood was asked about a golf outing where a friend’s father showed up in a traditional dress code, only to find the rest of the group in quarter-zips and in vests from a brand that shall go unnamed but is synonymous with New York’s Wall Street. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

In common with the rest of the Emira range, there is now a targa roof option with a removable glass panel that unclips, zips into a bag, and slots behind the two seats. — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026

The acquisition of Vastrm expands the company’s product offering into polos, T-shirts, Henleys, quarter-zips and hoodies. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Now Stockman adds an optional auxiliary tent that zips into a second 180-degree awning on the righthand side. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026

The drone zips along a pre-programmed grid for 15 minutes, capturing up to 3,000 measurements. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Even packed with her belongings, the purse zips smoothly and doesn’t look bulky, which is a win for a mini bag. — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

About 400 miles north of Hesperia, the highway zips out of California and into Nevada (around Topaz Lake), heads north for about 88 miles through Carson City and Reno, and then reenters the Golden State around Cold Springs. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026

By June 19, the remnants of Arthur will get quickly mixed up with an advancing cold front as its remaining circulation zips eastward through Georgia and the Carolinas and into the western Atlantic, said WPLG-TV hurricane specialist Michael Lowry in an email to USA TODAY. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 June 2026

Verb

Friday night begins with the new Shooting Stars event, which zips through the past, present and future of women’s basketball. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026

It zips in the front like my favorite wetsuit, requiring little gymnastics to get on, and provides ample sun coverage for long paddles on the water. — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

Not to mention, your toiletry bag ends up far less chaotic and actually zips without a fight. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026

But the few times they’re forced to play their hurt feelings sincerely are as forced as the moment when Grace zips her gory wedding gown back on before it’s even been washed. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026

As of now, the areas with the greatest threat to see any significant accumulation would be the farthest southeastern parts of our region before the storm zips off to the east. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

Similarly, stop consolidations and other tweaks helped speed up the 29-Sunset, which now zips along Sunset Boulevard at up to 14 mph. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026