Definitions

flown

[flohn] / floʊn /

ADJECTIVE

gone

Synonyms

STRONG

absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn

WEAK

AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder taken leave turned to dust

Antonyms

STRONG

alive existing living present

WEAK

around current

ADJECTIVE

moved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lifted

STRONG

carried changed conveyed displaced dragged driven elevated hauled lowered lugged pushed reallocated reassigned replaced sent shifted transferred trucked

Antonyms

STRONG

kept

WEAK

remaining resident

Example Sentences

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His son was among 110 hostages flown home in January, on a plane organised by the Iraqi government.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, The New York Times might have flown a bit too close to the sun with one particular opinion piece published last weekend.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Discovery has long been considered one of the crown jewels of the Air & Space Museum’s historic fleet, having flown missions regularly between 1984 and 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"The examination of the documents confirmed doubts about the irregularity of the flag being flown," the prefecture said.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“The entire research team had to be flown to the nearest supernatural health center.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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