Synonyms for fly

verb

• pass away rapidly
• decrease rapidly and disappear
• travel through the air; be airborne
• run away quickly
• operate an airplane
• be dispersed or disseminated
• cause to fly or float
• change quickly from one emotional state to another
• display in the air or cause to float
• hit a fly
• move quickly or suddenly
• transport by aeroplane
• travel in an airplane
• travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

noun

• flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
• an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
• (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
• fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
• two-winged insects characterized by active flight

adjective

• (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked