Synonyms of fling

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noun

1

as in spree

a time or instance of carefree fun

most families spend Labor Day weekend having one last summer fling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spree
• romp
• lark
• revel
• gambol
• idyll
• frolic
• idyl
• ploy
• rollick
• binge
• frisk
• escapade
• festivity
• prank
• carouse
• caper
• souse
• bender
• bum
• toot
• antic
• splore
• merrymaking
• amusement
• shenanigan(s)
• enjoyment
• merriment
• bust
• indulgence
• brannigan
• diversion
• field day
• entertainment
• monkeyshine(s)
• pleasure
• recreation
• self-indulgence

2

as in attempt

an effort to do or accomplish something

take a fling at waterskiing and see how it goes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attempt
• try
• stab
• go
• offer
• pass
• shot
• bid
• endeavor
• trial
• bash
• crack
• assay
• whirl
• whack
• essay
• struggle
• undertaking
• striving
• throes
• trial and error

3

as in affaire

a brief romantic relationship

an ill-advised fling with a coworker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affaire
• affair
• romance
• love
• amour
• liaison
• love affair
• intrigue
• dalliance
• flirtation
• infatuation
• entanglement
• attachment
• idyll
• hanky-panky
• idyl
• puppy love
• passion
• calf-love

fling

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verb (1)

ˈfliŋ 

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• hurl
• toss
• sling
• fire
• launch
• cast
• heave
• chuck
• let fly
• catapult
• lob
• hurtle
• pitch
• flip
• dart
• dash
• bowl
• pelt
• peg
• gun
• loft
• thrust
• roll
• pass
• shoot
• hook
• rifle
• propel
• eject
• precipitate
• project
• impel
• buck

fling (off or away)

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verb (2)

as in to dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

he flung away the used matchstick

flinging off dirty clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• discard
• unload
• ditch
• lose
• throw away
• set aside
• cast (off)
• slough (off)
• shuck (off)
• scrap
• throw out
• abandon
• shed
• lay by
• reject
• chuck
• sluff (off)
• dispose of
• toss
• remove
• junk
• jettison
• exorcize
• exorcise
• eliminate
• 86
• cashier
• wipe out
• eighty-six
• kick out
• dismiss
• stamp (out)
• deep-six
• forsake
• abdicate
• pitch
• abolish
• desert
• eradicate
• root (out)
• exterminate
• expunge
• extirpate
• extinguish
• annihilate
• liquidate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopt
• take on
• use
• embrace
• utilize
• employ
• keep
• hold
• retain
• hold back

Examples of fling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Their fling would later turn into a relationship during season 6 of Summer House. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024

However, Gabriel is getting married to Camille, who is not only pregnant but was having a fling with Greek artist Sofia during the season. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024

Verb

With seconds left, Jackson took the snap, spun around in the pocket, then flung the ball to Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone. —Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024

The footage, taken by an eyewitness, shows the two children wearing only diapers and looking stunned in the middle of the I-10 East Freeway in Houston after they were flung from their father’s jeep during a crash on Sunday. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing fling

• fling (off or away)