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Synonyms for flightless

  • adjective

Most common

non-flying wingless nonvolant apterous

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Adjective

1. Wingless — unable to fly. Describing kinds of birds that normally cannot fly, such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu

non-flying, wingless, nonvolant, apterous

Other

unflying rare

Antonyms

flying, flighted, volant

All antonyms of flightless →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Unable to fly. Describing kinds of birds that normally cannot fly, such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.

    Near-synonyms: apterous, wingless

Example sentences

  • wingless Wingless insects are less scary than winged ones.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flightlessrising
winglesssteady
nonvolantsteady
apterousfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
wingless, apterous, unflying
9 letters
nonvolant