I wonder if they don't have meetings anymore where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.
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Fly
/flaɪ/
Synonyms for "fly" (399 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (80)
abscondabsquatulateadvanceaeroplaneairliftairplaneappliquearachnidarisearthropodascendaspirebaitball the jackballoonbarnstormbarrelbe airbornebe annihilatedbe consumed
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be destroyedbe gonebe no morebe wiped outbearbeat a retreatbecome airbornebeetlebirdlimebolaboltboombowl alongbrandishbreakbreezebreeze alongbrushbucketbugbulletbunkbustlecareercarriagecarrycaterpillarceasecease to becease to existcentipedechilopodclaw skywardclear outclipcoastcobwebconductcontinuecontrolconveycopilotcruisecut alongcut and runcut outdaddy longlegsdancedartdashdecampdematerializedepart
Strong matches (120)
desertdiedie awaydie outdiplopoddisappeardispeldispersedissipatedissolvedo a fade-outdragnetdriftdrivedustdwindleelapseelopeeludeendure
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erodeescapeevadeevanesceevaporateexitexpirefadefade awayfade outferryfishhookflapflashflauntfleefleetflickerflitflitterfloatflourishflowflow onflutterfly aloftfly lowfootfreightfugitategain altitudegarmentgill netglideglissadegogo awaygo awolgo bygo fastgo ongo up in smokeground baithangharvestmanhastenhexapodhidehighballhightailhookhophoverhurriednesshurryhustlehydroplaneice skateice-skateimbricationinsectjetjigjumpjump bailkitelaplapselariatlarvalassolastleaveleave no traceleave the groundleave the scene
Noun(15 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (199)
levantliftlimelugluremaggotmakemake knotsmake offmake tracksmanhandlemanipulatemeltmelt awaymelt like snowmeshesmillepedemillipedemitemount
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navigatenetnipnoosenymphoutstrip the windoverlapoverlappingoverlayoverlayerpackpartspasspass awaypass bypass outpeel offpeltperishpeter outpilotplaneplugpoisepound netpour it onpress onproceedpurse seineraceretire from sightretreatripriserollroll onroller skateroller-skaterunrun alongrun awayrun away fromrun away withrun for itrun its courserun offrun onrun outrushsailsailplanescamperscapescootscorchscorpionscourscrewscudscurryseaplaneseineshakesharpshootshow the heelssideslipsinksink awaysizzleskateskateboardskedaddleskiskidskimskipskip outsledsleighslideslipslip the cableslithersmokesnaresnigglesoarsolospeedspiderspinnerspiralspirespringspringesquidstormstorm alongstreaksuffer an eclipsesweepswingtaketake flighttake french leavetake offtake the airtake to flighttake wingtarantulatatterteartear alongthunder alongticktoboggantoiltoilstotetransporttrawlturn tailundulatevanishvanish from sightvolplanewaftwagwastewaste awaywavewear awaywhishwhiskwhizwieldwigwagwingwithdrawwobblerzingzipzoom
Related word relations
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More general
64 entriesShowing 16 of 64 words.
More specific
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
Collocations
17 entriesfly a kitefly a planefly ballfly carfly gearfly highfly outfitfly sneakersfly southfly swatterfly trickfly vibefruit flyhouseflypants zippertime flies
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Inflections
6 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
8 entriesSample sentences
87 total sentences available.
When you're enjoying yourself, the time seems to fly by.
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Some of the birds didn't fly.
Source: tatoeba (24670)
I saw something very bright fly across the night sky.
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