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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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When flies lacked protein in their diet, specialized cells in the intestine released a peptide hormone called CNMa.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Angler Neil Macintyre was among 12 volunteers who helped identify and count the flies at a recent Eddleston Water training session.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The Chicks and Ra-Men cart flies down 1st Street while competing in the Red Bull Soapbox Race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Yet the managers said Korea flies under the radar, even as its stock market is bigger than Canada’s and its GDP per capita is the same as Japan’s.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Anyway, Gladiola is a good five hundred miles from Sassafras Springs as the crow flies.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney