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Synonyms of fly

19 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for fly is wing. Other synonyms of fly are soar, ascend, glide, flutter and aviate.

Synonyms and similar words for fly

verbTo travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded...

  • ascendTo move upward, to fly, to soar.
  • aviateTo operate an aircraft.
  • float
  • flutterOf a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
  • glideTo fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
  • hover
  • rise
  • skim
  • soarTo fly high with little effort, like a bird.
  • wingTo fly.

verbTo vanish; to fade away.

verbTo travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.

  • dartTo fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
  • flit
  • speed

verbTo move suddenly, or with violence; to carry out an act suddenly or swiftly.

verbTo flee, to escape (from).

Opposite of fly

verbTo flee, to escape (from).

Meaning of fly

  1. noun Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
  2. noun Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
  3. noun Those or any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.

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Questions about synonyms of fly

What is another word for fly?
Fly has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wing, soar, ascend, glide, flutter, aviate and rise.
What is the opposite of fly?
The opposite of fly is remain. Other antonyms of fly are stay.
What does fly mean?
Fly means any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fly (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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