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Synonyms for flying

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

passing winged volant flighted

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Passing

passing, fast, quick, fleeting, swift, transitory, temporary, rapid, hurried, speedy, instant, fugitive, transient, ephemeral, volatile dated

Other

winged, flighted, volant, volitant rare, flyey informal rare

Noun

flight, aviation, soaring, pilotage, foiling

Antonyms

flightless, heavenly, eternal

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    That flies or can fly.

    in a sudden hail of exploding flying glass

  2. n. 1

    An act of flight.

Related words

Phrases
flying lizard flying fox unidentified flying object flying dragon flying bridge flying cat flying ace flying buttress

Forms

Plural
flyings → flights, aviations, soarings, pilotages…

Example sentences

  • passing Waves are created by energy passing through water.
  • winged Wingless insects are less scary than winged ones.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flyingrising
passingsteady
wingedsteady
volantsteady
flightedrising

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

By length

4 letters
fast1
5 letters
quick1, rapid2, swift1, flyey
6 letters
flight1, speedy2, winged1, volant
7 letters
passing2, instant2, soaring2, hurried2, foiling2
8 letters
aviation4, volatile3, fugitive3, fleeting2, pilotage, flighted, volitant
9 letters
temporary4, transient2, ephemeral4
10 letters
transitory4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rapid2 = 2 syllables).