English word
Fly
Definitions
verb (1)
- to move in or pass through the air with wings
- to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft
- to work successfully : win popular acceptance
- to cause to fly, float, or hang in the air
- to operate (something, such as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight
- to journey over or through by flying
- to flee or escape from
- avoid, shun
- to transport by aircraft or spacecraft
- river 650 miles (1046 kilometers) long in southern New Guinea flowing southeast into the Gulf of Papua
- to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space
- to float, wave, or soar in the air
- to take flight : flee
- to fade and disappear : vanish
- to move, pass, or spread quickly
- to be moved with sudden extreme emotion
- to seem to pass quickly
- to become expended or dissipated rapidly
Synonyms for fly
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- glide
- hover
- plane
- soar
- float
- wing
- sail
- drift
- mount
- aviate
- wheel
- hang
- circle
Synonyms by context
To move or glide through the air
verb
- flit
- flutter
To be transported in an aircraft
verb
- airlift
- jet
- lift
- send by plane
- take by plane
- transport by air
- transport by plane
- take in an aircraft
- transport
- transfer
To move through the air in an aircraft
verb
- stream
- air-dash
- go by plane
- travel by air
- go by air
- travel by plane
- travel in an aircraft
- cruise
Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends, especially by deceit
adjective
- foxy
- cunning
- sly
- crafty
- artful
- devious
- guileful
- tricky
Any of various small two-winged flies
noun
- gnat
- insect
- midge
- bug
- firefly
- mosquito
- mozzie
- punkie
- no-see-um
- flea
Noxious or annoying small animals or insects
noun
- vermin
- pest
- arthropod
- minibeast
- parasite
- pestilence
Antonyms for fly
Opposite of to be transported in an aircraft
- chauffeur
- ferry
- transport
- bring
- carry
- take
Opposite of to move through the air in an aircraft
- motor
- scooter
- bowl along
- go by car
- ride by car
- tool along
- travel by car
- travel on wheels
(slang, dated) Opposite of mentally sharp
- gullible
- naive
- credulous
- ingenuous
- dupable
- foolish
- susceptible
- trustful
- trusting
- unsuspicious
(slang) Opposite of smart in appearance
- uncool
- unhip
- untrendy
- styleless
- unfashionable
- unstylish
- dowdy
- inelegant
- outmoded
- unchic
Opposite of neat and trim in dress and appearance
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- frowsy
- frowzy
- sloppy
- slovenly
- unkempt
- scruffy
- rumpled
Phrases
- bend the throttle
- dig in
- foot it
- go by foot
- go on foot
- jet out
- jet over
- leg it
- make your way
- remain aloft
- sky out
- take a hop
- take to the air
- take wing
- travel on foot
- travel through the air
- whiz by
- wing in
- wing its way