Whenever I go abroad, I suffer from jet lag and diarrhea.
Source: tatoeba (22208)
Jet
/ˈd͡ʒɛt/
Synonyms for "jet" (231 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (69)
Related words (115)
pitch blackpitch-blackpitch-darkplaypop uppourpour forthpulse-jetramjetrapidsravenriserisingrocketrocketing uprun outrushsablesailsailplane
Show 68 more words
saltationseaplanesend forthsend outshoot upshooting upsingle-jetskyrocketsloesluicesmokesmutsoarsoaringsootspatespewspitspoutspringspring upspritspritzspurtspurtlestart upsteam pipestovesurfacesurgetailless jettakeofftaking offtarthrow outtorrentturbojettwin-jetupclimbupcomingupdraftupgangupgoupgoingupgradeupgrowthuphillupleapupliftuppinguprisalupriseuprisinguprushupshootupslopeupstartupsurgeupsurgenceupsweepupswingvaultvolcanovolplanevomitwellwingzooming
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: aeroplane, aircraft, airlift, airplane, alabaster.
- Sentence evidence is available for jet, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss, moby, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "jet".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "jet"
Keep "jet" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "jet" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "jet", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "jet" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
30 entriesShowing 16 of 30 words.
More specific
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
11 entriesfighter jetjet blackjet enginejet fueljet lagjet packjet propulsionjet streamjet-likejet-poweredwater jet
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
101 translations across 48 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- curril noun (stream of fluid)
Arabic
1 entries- مُحَرِّك نَفَّاث noun (engine)
Armenian
4 entries- գիշեր noun (coal)
- գիշերաքար noun (coal)
- սաթ noun (coal)
- սեւ սաթ noun (coal)
Breton
1 entries- maen-jed noun (coal)
Bulgarian
3 entries- реактивен двигател noun (engine)
- струя noun (stream of fluid)
- черен кехлибар noun (coal)
Catalan
3 entries- atzabeja noun (coal)
- gaieta noun (coal)
- raig noun (stream of fluid)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- شەوە noun (coal)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 噴氣機 /喷气机 noun (engine)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 喷气发动机 noun (engine)
Chuvash
1 entries- йӑр noun (stream of fluid)
Cornish
2 entries- men du noun (coal)
- stif noun (stream of fluid)
Czech
3 entries- gagát noun (coal)
- proud noun (stream of fluid)
- výtrysk noun (stream of fluid)
Danish
1 entries- stråle noun (stream of fluid)
Dutch
1 entries- straal noun (stream of fluid)
Esperanto
1 entries- reaktoro noun (engine)
Finnish
3 entries- gagaatti noun (coal)
- suihku noun (stream of fluid)
- suihkumoottori noun (engine)
French
2 entries- jais noun (coal)
- jet noun (stream of fluid)
Galician
4 entries- acibeche noun (coal)
- callón noun (stream of fluid)
- cichón noun (stream of fluid)
- golfarón noun (stream of fluid)
Georgian
4 entries- გიშერი noun (coal)
- ნაკადი noun (stream of fluid)
- რეაქტიული ძრავა noun (engine)
- სათი noun (coal)
German
3 entries- Gagat noun (coal)
- Jett noun (coal)
- Strahl noun (stream of fluid)
Hebrew
2 entries- מנוע סילון noun (engine)
- סִילוֹן noun (stream of fluid)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रवाह noun (stream of fluid)
Hungarian
1 entries- szurokszén noun (coal)
Irish
1 entries- scaird noun (stream of fluid)
Italian
2 entries- getto noun (stream of fluid)
- giaietto noun (coal)
Japanese
4 entries- ジェットエンジン noun (engine)
- 噴射 noun (stream of fluid)
- 射出 noun (stream of fluid)
- 貝褐炭 noun (coal)
Khmer
1 entries- ម៉ាស៊ីនយន្តហោះ noun (engine)
Korean
1 entries- 제트 엔진 noun (engine)
Latin
2 entries- gagates noun (coal)
- tullius noun (stream of fluid)
Macedonian
3 entries- мла́зен мо́тор noun (engine)
- мла́зен по́гон noun (engine)
- млаз noun (stream of fluid)
Malay
1 entries- pancutan noun (stream of fluid)
Navajo
1 entries- bááshzhinii noun (coal)
Persian
1 entries- شبق noun (coal)
Polish
3 entries- gagat noun (coal)
- silnik odrzutowy noun (engine)
- strumień noun (stream of fluid)
Portuguese
2 entries- azeviche noun (coal)
- jato noun (stream of fluid)
Romanian
4 entries- gagat noun (coal)
- jais noun (coal)
- jet noun (stream of fluid)
- motor cu reacție noun (engine)
Russian
3 entries- гага́т noun (coal)
- реакти́вный дви́гатель noun (engine)
- струя́ noun (stream of fluid)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- mlazni motor noun (engine)
- mlȃz noun (stream of fluid)
- мла̑з noun (stream of fluid)
Slovak
1 entries- gagát noun (coal)
Spanish
4 entries- azabache noun (coal)
- chorretada noun (stream of fluid)
- chorretón noun (stream of fluid)
- chorreón noun (stream of fluid)
Swahili
1 entries- mtambo noun (engine)
Swedish
4 entries- beckkol noun (coal)
- gagat noun (coal)
- jet noun (coal)
- jetmotor noun (engine)
Tagalog
1 entries- asabatse noun (coal)
Thai
1 entries- นิล noun (coal)
Turkish
3 entries- jet makinesi noun (engine)
- jet motoru noun (engine)
- oltu noun (coal)
Ukrainian
1 entries- струмінь noun (stream of fluid)
Vietnamese
1 entries- động cơ phản lực noun (engine)
Welsh
1 entries- muchudd noun (coal)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
A recent analysis by Boeing forecasts that unless safety is improved, jet airliners could be falling out of the sky at the rate of once a week by the year 2010.
Source: tatoeba (28476)
Please replace the empty ink jet cartridge in the printer.
Source: tatoeba (34128)
The jet plane reached Narita an hour late.
Source: tatoeba (50345)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "jet"?
Closest matches include aeroplane, aircraft, airlift, airplane, alabaster.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "jet"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.