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fly

[flahy] / flaɪ /
VERB
take to the air, usually employing wings
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circle climb cross drift float flutter glide operate pilot reach rush sail shoot speed swoop take off travel
STRONG
aviate barnstorm buzz circumnavigate control dart dash dive flat-hat fleet flit hop hover hurry jet maneuver mount scud skim skirt soar whisk whiz whoosh wing zip zoom
WEAK
bend the throttle jet out jet over remain aloft sky out take a hop take flight take wing wing in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay
STRONG
rest
WEAK
land stay on ground walk
VERB
run or pass swiftly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flee glide pass race rush shoot speed
STRONG
barrel bolt breeze career dart dash elapse flit hasten hurry hustle roll scamper scoot sprint tear whiz zoom
WEAK
go like the wind make off run its course slip away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slow
STRONG
dally dawdle decelerate delay procrastinate wait walk
VERB
escape, flee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break disappear run take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond avoid bolt clear decamp hide hightail skedaddle skip
WEAK
clear out cut and run get away hasten away light out make a getaway make a quick exit make off run for it run from steal away take flight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay
STRONG
confront face
WEAK
arrive obey
ADJECTIVE
stylishly dressed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boss dapper fashionable in natty smart stylish swank swell trendy

Example Sentences

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White-letter hairstreak butterflies are hard to spot, as they fly around the tops of tall elm trees.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

My favorite move was they would let me climb on the top rope and fly off the top rope and do this frog kick and land on my guy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

That’s scant consolation for those hoping to fly somewhere this summer—unless they also happen to own Delta stock.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

There were days when he’d drop his daughter off at school, fly up to Augusta for a round and fly back home to Florida in time for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“We’ll fly right up out of the water and smash to bits. We have to do something. Reverse boosters!”

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

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