FLYING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FLYING?

Need another word that means the same as “flying”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “flying” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Flying” are: fast-flying, fast, quick, airborne, in the air, in flight, brief, short, lightning, fleeting, hasty, rushed, hurried, cursory, perfunctory, flight, aviation, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics

Flying as a Noun

Definitions of "Flying" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “flying” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Flight, especially in an aircraft.
• An instance of traveling by air.

Synonyms of "Flying" as a noun (5 Words)

aerial navigation	A pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.
aeronautics	The science or practice of building or flying aircraft.
air transport	A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.
aviation	The aggregation of a country’s military aircraft. Two events launched the history of modern aviation.
flight	A formation of aircraft in flight. The enemy were now in flight.

Usage Examples of "Flying" as a noun

• Flying was still an exciting adventure for him.
• She hates flying.

Flying as an Adjective

Definitions of "Flying" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “flying” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Done while launching oneself at someone.
• Hasty; brief.
• Used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures, e.g. flying squirrel.
• Moving swiftly.
• Hurried and brief.
• Moving rapidly, especially through the air.
• Moving or able to move through the air with wings.

Synonyms of "Flying" as an adjective (15 Words)

airborne	Moved or conveyed by or through air. The shuttle was airborne.
brief	Of short duration; not lasting for long. A brief stay in the country.
cursory	Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. A cursory glance at the figures.
fast	Performing or able to perform a particular action quickly. A fast reader.
fast-flying	Moving swiftly.
fleeting	Lasting for a very short time. For a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy.
hasty	Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Hasty makeshifts take the place of planning.
hurried	Done in a hurry; rushed. The hurried life of a city.
in flight	Currently fashionable.
in the air	Currently fashionable.
lightning	Very quick. Galloping across the country at lightning speed.
perfunctory	(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort. He gave a perfunctory nod.
quick	Moving quickly and lightly. We went to the pub for a quick drink.
rushed	Done or completed too hurriedly; hasty. I m too rushed to do it.
short	Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. Money is short.

Usage Examples of "Flying" as an adjective

• Fast-flying planes.
• Took a flying glance at the book.
• Played the difficult passage with flying fingers.
• A flying visit.
• A flying ant.
• Paid a flying visit.
• One passenger was cut by flying glass.
• He took a flying kick at a policeman.

Associations of "Flying" (30 Words)

airborne	(of an aircraft) in the air after taking off. The shuttle was airborne.
aircraft	An aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight.
airplane	An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets. The flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane.
airport	Relating to or denoting light popular fiction such as is offered for sale to travellers in airports. An airport thriller.
albatross	A source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. An albatross of a marriage.
bird	The flesh of a bird or fowl wild or domestic used as food. She s a sharp old bird.
cormorant	Large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish.
egret	A heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season.
fledged	(of an arrow) fitted with feathers. A newly fledged Detective Inspector.
flight	Shoot a bird in flight. Shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers.
flotilla	A small fleet of ships or boats. A flotilla of cargo boats.
fly	Cause to fly or float. I fly back to London this evening.
gull	A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
hangar	House an aircraft in a hangar. The army choppers that were hangared out at Springs.
helicopter	Fly somewhere in a helicopter. He was helicoptered out with a bleeding ulcer.
heron	Grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill.
hover	Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. Keep the model in a stable hover.
levitate	Rise or cause to rise and hover in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers. I swear to God he levitated over the bar.
moving	Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion- N. Hawthorne. The moving parts of the machine.
nest	Inhabit a nest usually after building. A nest of snipers.
overhead	A transparency for use with an overhead projector. Passengers get up to fiddle with their luggage in the overheads.
pilot	Be the pilot of an aircraft or ship. One day workshops for part time staff were piloted in June.
plane	Make even or smooth with or as with a carpenter s plane. Seagulls swooped and planed overhead.
quick	At a fast rate quickly. He was always quick to point out her faults.
spoonbill	Wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon.
tern	Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail.
volant	Represented as flying. A falcon volant.
warship	A ship equipped with weapons and designed to take part in warfare at sea.
wing	Travel on wings or by aircraft fly. The thought gave wings to her feet.
winged	Having wings for flight. Her winged spectacles.