Synonyms of flight

flight 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈflīt 

as in flying

travel through the air by the use of wings

for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flying
• aviation
• aeronautics
• gliding
• soaring
• ballooning
• skydiving
• paragliding
• hang gliding

flight

2 of 2

noun (2)

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement

a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• getaway
• rout
• break
• rescue
• bunk
• breakout
• liberation
• slip
• lam
• redemption
• salvation
• release
• deliverance
• jailbreak
• close call
• close shave
• near miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imprisonment
• confinement
• incarceration
• captivity
• custody
• retention
• holding
• detention
• risk
• internment
• hold
• trouble
• immurement
• hazard
• peril
• jeopardy
• endangerment
• imperilment

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of flight

Noun

Osprey provides analysis for carriers still flying into Russia after Western airlines halted their flights during the war. —Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Dec. 2024

Diners can pick a combo, choose a flight of sauces or mix sauces and sides to create the perfect meal. —Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2024

The flight had been rerouted to Aktau due to fog in Grozny, Russian news agencies reported. —Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024

Among the incidents, two stood out for their scale of devastation: the crash of a Russian military transport plane in January and a commercial flight tragedy in Brazil in August, which claimed 62 lives. —Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024