Synonyms of flirts

flirts 1 of 2

noun

plural of flirt

as in flirters

a person who playfully shows another amorous attention

he's just a harmless flirt, so don't take him seriously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flirters
• wantons
• vamps
• coquettes
• coquets
• soubrettes
• jades

flirts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flirt

1

as in teases

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun

the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teases
• coquettes
• fools
• toys
• kids
• coquets
• woos
• dallies
• trifles
• frivols
• vamps
• ribs
• mashes
• manipulates
• messes around
• courts
• razzes
• plays (with)
• strings along
• leads on
• joshes
• puts on

2

as in flits

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flits
• flutters
• darts
• dances
• flicks
• scurries
• flickers
• flies
• zips
• wanders
• flitters
• speeds
• sails
• scuttles
• skips
• scampers
• zooms
• sprints
• roams
• zings
• meanders
• dashes
• shoots
• skitters
• rambles
• scuds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hangs
• floats
• hovers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flirts

Verb

In the middle of all this, Alexa and Lino remain pretty steadfast in their commitment to each other (except when Lino occasionally gets the urge to cheat and flirts with Alex, who turns him down every time). —Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025

This approach flirts with sketch comedy stretched beyond its natural limits, but is fully validated in the form of Poorna Jagannathan’s Auntie Lucky, the Dars’ doting family friend who turns out to be a cold-blooded queenpin. —Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025

In fact, there are moments when the movie flirts with parody. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025

Sabrina Carpenter flirts with country, and 12 more new songs. —Adam Bradley D’angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon Iii, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025

While the adults relax, Blue Jay tentatively flirts with the celebrity guest’s teenage son (Ethan Stoddard). —Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025

This fragrance flirts more with vanilla’s warmth than its sugary facets and is heightened with amber, cashmere woods, and bitter, juicy plum. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025

Don’t be surprised if the world flirts back! —Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024

In one scene, Walker watches as Choppa flirts with a woman during her own photoshoot. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024