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Definitions

flies

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 seagull 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 slow stay

STRONG

decelerate rest

WEAK

confront face 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 rest wait

WEAK

confront face land remain stay stay on ground 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

allow arrive obey stay

STRONG

face meet open

WEAK

confront land remain stay on ground walk

Example Sentences

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At a press conference Monday afternoon, federal and Texas officials are putting sterile flies at the center of their effort to control New World Screwworm.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The idea is that when sterile flies are released into targeted areas, they wold mate with wild screwworm flies and prevent them from reproducing.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Eradication was possible through the sterile insect technique, which uses gamma radiation to irradiate screwworm pupae and create sterile male flies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It works by hatching flies in an enclosed space, and then exposing them to radiation to make them sterile before releasing them into the wild.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The akrafena flies through the room at the speed of sound.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer